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- Title
- Why do people perceive in-group homogeneity on in-group traits and out-group homogeneity on out-group traits?
- Author/Creator
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Rubin, Mark;
Badea, Constantina
- Institution
- The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Science & Information Technology, School of Psychology
- Description
- People tend to perceive ingroup homogeneity on ingroup stereotypical traits and outgroup homogeneity on outgroup stereotypical traits (e.g., Kelly, 1989; Simon, 1992a; Simon & Pettigrew, 1990). If it is assumed that people use homogeneity ratings to indicate the extent to which groups possess traits, then this stereotype effect may be interpreted as an expression of perceived trait possession (i.e., ingroups possess ingroup stereotypical traits and outgroups possess outgroup stereotypical traits). If it is further assumed that research participants abide by the conversational norm of appropriate quantity (e.g., Bless, Strack, & Schwarz, 1993), then this stereotype effect should be significantly reduced following prior expressions of perceived trait possession. A literature review and two minimal group experiments (Ns = 75, 104) supported this prediction. This evidence is discussed in relation to the outgroup homogeneity effect and self-categorization theory.
- Relation
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Vol. 33, Issue 1, p. 31-42
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146167206293190
- Date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Sage
- Keyword(s)
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ingroup homogeneity;
outgroup homogeneity;
intragroup variability;
stereotype;
social identity;
minimal group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Rights
- The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol 33 / Issue 1, January 2007 by SAGE Publications Ltd. / SAGE Publications, Inc., All rights reserved. ©2007
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/44536
- Identifier
- ISSN:0146-1672
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