Discuss one or more evolutionary explanations of group display in humans - AO1 AO1 - Lynch Mobs, Religious Displays, War & Sport. 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyAggressionA2/A-levelAQA Created by: EmilyCreated on: 21-10-14 15:15 Lynch Mobs - Power-threat hypothesis - Power-threat hypothesis - as minority group membership grows, majority increase efforts to maintain dominance. 1 of 9 Lynch Mobs - Dehumanisation - Dehumanisation - brutal burnings etc make bodies unrecognisable as human beings 2 of 9 Religious Displays - Self Flagellation -Self-Flagellation - signals commitment to group, more likely to be cooperative to other members 3 of 9 Religious Displays - Free Riders -Extreme rituals deter 'free-riders' who take all advantages of group membership but do not cooperate or contribute. 4 of 9 War 1 -Men only willing to fight if confident of groups victory 5 of 9 War 2 - Success in battle = high status, more wives & children 6 of 9 War 3 - WW2 - Germans ***** women in concentration camps in an attempt to annihilate Jews 7 of 9 Sport 1 - Ritualised aggression e.g. Haka dance 8 of 9 Sport 2 Basking in reflected glory e.g. wearing scarves of the winning team 9 of 9
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