The effect of inter-group conflict and competition on stereotype threat in a realistic group setting: Tamlyn

Tamlyn is an honours student at Pmb campus. 102 students from the faculty of Science and Agriculture in the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal-Pietermarizburg were selected using pseudo-random sampling strategies. In groups of 2-3 these participants were provided with information and tasks which would introduce and confirm a positive or negative stereotype that would threaten their social identity. In addition they were made aware that they would be competing against a similar group of humanities students for a scarce resource. The groups completed a computer programme base on Tajfel’s matrices which was designed to simulate an interaction between themselves (the science group) and the opposing group (the humanities group).