Intergroup attitudes and strategies in games between opponents of the same or of a different race.

Abstract

56 2-PERSON TEAMS, 28 COMPOSED OF 2 CAUCASIANS AND 28 COMPOSED OF 2 JAPANESE, PLAYED A MODIFIED PRISONER'S DILEMMA GAME, 1/2 PLAYING TEAMS OF THE OTHER RACE. SS PLAYED THE GAME ONCE BETWEEN TEAMS AND AGAIN WITHIN TEAMS. IN- VS. OUTGROUP COOPERATION AND ATTITUDES WERE NOT SIGNIFICAMTLY DIFFERENT IN THE RACIALLY HETEROGENEOUS CONDITION. THE FINDINGS DID NOT SUPPORT THE HYPOTHESIS THAT INTERGROUP DIFFERENCES DETRIMENTALLY INFLUENCE INTERGROUP RELATIONS, BUT DID SUPPORT PREVIOUS FINDINGS BY SHOWING MORE COOPERATION TOWARDS THE INGROUP (84% VS. 43%, P < .01) AND AN ATTITUDINAL BIAS TOWARD THE OUTGROUP (P < .01 FOR MOTIVE AND SOCIOMETRIC TRAITS) WHICH WAS ESPECIALLY STRONG ON GAME RELEVANT MOTIVES. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2017 APA, all rights reserved)