Survivor Africa has been entertaining to watch and it will be interesting to see how the different episodes relate to the topics covered throughout the course. It will be interesting to see how the different group dynamics within each tribe work together. You have a multitude of different personality types within each tribe. There are young and old members, gender differences, workers and slackers, introverts and extroverts, and racial differences. However, the first and most apt example that comes to mind that directly relates to the show and course is the Robbers Cave Study. The study was able to show that whenever you are competing for limited resources, conflict is inevitable. In the early days, the most dramatic moments in the Boran tribe revolved around Diane and Clarence. I think Diane started off on the wrong foot by taking control of the map and then leading the rest of the tribe in the wrong direction. She took on a leadership role without deserving it. When they finally arrive at their campsite, they are running out of water, so they decide to open a can of cherries. They carefully passed the can around, each member taking one. Well, everyone except Clarence, who helped himself to two cherries. This was Clarence's first mistake, it was not a brilliant decision on Clarence's part, especially after only the second day. As we learned in Chapter Four, first impressions are lasting, and people take time to change their first impressions based on new information. Later that day, both teams had their first immunity reward challenge which involved a race. It was obvious that Diane wasn't coping very well, she almost passed out. Samburu ultimately won the challenge. When Boran returned to camp, Diane still wasn't feeling well, so Clarence decided to stay behind to help her while the other team members went to get water. While the other team members were away, Clarence decided to open a can of beans to give to Diane, thinking it might do her some good. What a guy! Well, Diane ate some and Clarence cleaned up the rest and then threw the can away. Long story short, this was Clarence's second mistake. When the team returned, they realized what had happened and everyone attacked him. Given what just happened, I have to admit, Clarence did extremely well..