Recall that Muzafer Sherif and his colleagues (1961) created conflict between two groups of boys in a summer camp. Once in-group cohesiveness was established, they set up a series of competitive situations such as tug-of-war and other competitive games. Conflict between the two groups escalated. This field study provided support for the theory of prejudice.

Realistic group conflict theory

Explanation:

Realistic group conflict theory is a term socio-psychology, that describes a form of social psychological model of intergroup conflict, either locally or globally.

It explains various ways in which intergroup hostility can arise due to conflicts in goals and competition over limited resources, while at the same time, seek to explain the cause of feelings of prejudice and discrimination toward the outgroup that accompany the intergroup hostility.

The competition among the group can either be real or perceived scarcity of resources such as money and power.

Hence, in this case, This field study provided support for the REALISTIC GROUP CONFLICT theory of prejudice.