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TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI, vol.36, no.88, pp.20-33, 2021 (SSCI)
The first aim of this study is to replicate the minimal group experiments by Tajfel et al. (1971) in Turkey, which were designed to establish the minimum conditions that give rise to intergroup discrimination. Secondly, this study aims to examine whether discrimination observed in minimal group conditions is shaped by social norms and, thirdly, to examine the relationship between discrimination and self-esteem. To do that, an experimental study was conducted by creating the minimal group situation. The sample consisted of 71 college students (46 women, 25 men), aged between 18 and 25. The results replicated the finding in the original study that minimal group conditions are sufficient for intergroup discrimination, as the participants consistently made ingroup favoring distributions. The results also indicated that the distribution strategies did not differ according to the equality and competition norms. However, it was found that the participants' expectations toward the strategies other ingroup and outgroup members would employ (the norm of reciprocity) differentiated the strategies they choose. No significant relationship was observed between the distribution strategies and collective self-esteem.