Interaction Model Of Behavior Research Articles

Social Identification, Interdependence and Discrimination

For Social Identity Theory (SIT), identification with the ingroup category is a necessary condition for discrimination. In contrast, the Behavioral Interaction Model (BIM) proposes that self-interest and interdependence are at the root of discrimination. Using the minimal group paradigm, 96 undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions. In the `interdependent' condition, participants received money depending on allocations made by ingroup and outgroup others in the experiment. In both the positively and negatively autonomous conditions, participants' personal self-gain was independent of the allocations made by ingroup and outgroup others in the experiment. Contrary to the BIM, autonomous individuals discriminated as much as interdependent respondents, and discrimination was unrelated to expectations of ingroup reciprocity. In line with SIT, correlational analyses indicated that only degree of ingroup identification measured prior to discrimination was associated with discriminatory behavior. Results also showed that both degree of social identification and quality of social identity measured after the resource allocation task were positively linked to discrimination.

Discrimination in the Minimal Group Paradigm: Social Identity or Self-Interest?

Social identity theory (SIT) proposes that discrimination reflects competition for a positive social identity. In contrast, the behavioral interaction model (BIM) proposes that self-interest and interdependence of fate are at the root of discrimination. Using the minimal group paradigm, 94 undergraduates were randomly categorized as group members in a 2 (Interdependence: autonomous/interdependent) × 2 (In-group Identification: low/high) factorial design. Before distributing resources, autonomous participants were told they would personally receive the maximum number of points in the experiment independently of others' allocations. Interdependent participants received points depending on allocations made by in-group and out-group others. Contrary to BIM, autonomous individuals discriminated as much as interdependent respondents, and discrimination was unrelated to expectation of in-group reciprocity. In line with SIT, high in-group identifiers discriminated more than low in-group identifiers.

A behavioral interaction model: Toward a social‐psychological framework for studying terrorism

The Behavioral Interaction Model offered provides a social‐psychological framework for examining the intra‐ and intergroup dynamics of terrorist behavior over time. These dynamics should be studied at different levels of analysis: at the levels of the individual terrorist, the group to which he or she belongs, the organization in which these groups are often embedded, the society they live in and the associations they may have with national governments. At this preliminary stage of its development, the model has mainly a descriptive, mapping function. It tries to identify the various cognitive, emotional, motivational and normative orientations of the individual, group or any other relevant social system which interacts with the different components of the environment. The model may increase understanding of terrorist behavior.