Question

Sherif's (1966) Robber's Cave State Park study demonstrated that conflict can be created simply by randomly assigning people into competing groups. He later demonstrated that he could reduce conflict by having campers work together to achieve some mutual interest (e.g., fixing a broken truck or restoring the camp's water supply). Sherif's study demonstrates how ________ foster cooperation.

Answer 1

Superordinate goals

Step-by-step explanation:

Superordinate goals, in psychology, are goals that are achieved by the contribution and cooperation of two or more people, with individual goals that are usually opposed to each other by working together. That is, overordinated goals are goals that transcend individual needs to reflect group goals.

This concept was used in the study by Sherif, where it was observed that a reduction in group conflict could be achieved when members of that group worked to achieve success in a mutual goal, that is, a superordinate goal.