GROUP TASK #3: Generating Theories (Part 2)
Task
In the previous group task you were given a series of purported findings from The American Soldier study and asked to suggest theories that might account for the results. In fact, the “findings” in the previous task were precisely backward. The actual findings are given below. For each finding, suggest a theory that might account for the result.
Better educated soldiers suffered fewer problems in adjusting to military life than less educated soldiers.
Southern soldiers coped worse with the hot South Sea Island climate than northern soldiers.
Black privates were more eager to be promoted to noncommissioned officers than white privates.
Southern blacks preferred northern white officers over southern white officers..
As long as the fighting continued, soldiers were eager to return home. Once the war ended, soldiers felt more urgency to return home.