September 24, 2021
On the upcoming essay assignment, bonus points are available.
Two groups in the class:
You need to decide how to allocate bonus points to a two people: (other than yourself)
Use the QR code or Link corresponding to your side of the room:
Left: https://www.menti.com/heu3ckeudp
Left Side
Right Side
Maximizing between-group difference:
In-group | Out-group |
---|---|
3 | 1 |
4 | 3 |
5 | 5 |
6 | 7 |
7 | 9 |
bluer is more
Maximizing in-group profit:
In-group | Out-group |
---|---|
3 | 1 |
4 | 3 |
5 | 5 |
6 | 7 |
7 | 9 |
bluer is more
Sorry, No actual bonus points!
From these results, Tajfel and others build out a theory:
mobility (unavailable? in race/ethnicity)
new dimension of comparison (what is the metric?)
use of different evaluative rules (how do we interpret?)
change comparison-group
direct competition
Football victories:
Afrobarometer: multi-wave survey, same questions, dozens of countries
Compare:
vs.
69 official matches played between 2002 and 2015 with survey responses in window of 15 days before or after each match. Of these, 31 were wins by the respondent’s national team, 29 were losses, and 9 were draws
Consistent with SIT:
Both experimental and real world evidence:
As a theory, depends on cultural context: