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Author(s): | Waldzus, S. Mummendey, A. Wenzel, M. |
Date: | 2005 |
Title: | When "different" means "worse": In-group prototypicality in changing intergroup contexts |
Volume: | 41 |
Number: | 1 |
Pages: | 76 - 83 |
ISSN: | 0022-1031 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.1016/j.jesp.2004.05.006 |
Keywords: | In-group projection Relative prototypicality Superordinate category Intergroup relations |
Abstract: | An experiment with 213 participants provided evidence for in-group projection—the generalization of distinctive in-group attributes to a superordinate category. The frame of reference for in-group (German) judgments was manipulated by presenting either Italians or the British as an out-group. Results showed that attributes on which Germans differed from each out-group were accentuated not only in in-group judgments but also when judging Europeans. By adapting features of the superordinate category to those of the in-group, the in-group's similarity to, and the out-group's deviation from, the prototype of the superordinate category were maintained, if not emphasized. Further, higher in-group prototypicality—compared to out-group prototypicality—for the superordinate category was related to negative out-group attitudes. In-group projection was reduced when a complex representation of the superordinate category was primed. |
Peerreviewed: | yes |
Access type: | Open Access |
Appears in Collections: | CIS-RI - Artigos em revistas científicas internacionais com arbitragem científica |
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