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Assimilation and contrast to group primes: The moderating role of ingroup identification

Hall, Natalie R., Crisp, Richard J. (2008) Assimilation and contrast to group primes: The moderating role of ingroup identification. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44 (2). pp. 344-353. ISSN 0022-1031. (doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2007.07.007) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:4313)

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Abstract

This research examined the conditions under which behavioral contrast would be observed in relation to ingroup and outgroup primes. The authors tested the hypothesis that differing levels of commitment to the ingroup would predict diverging behavioral responses to outgroup but not ingroup primes. Across two studies, featuring both age and gender groups, we found that ingroup identification predicted responses to outgroup primes with higher identifiers showing an increased tendency to contrast, that is, behave less like the outgroup, and more like the ingroup. Ingroup identification did not predict responses to ingroup primes. The implications of these findings for social comparison and social identity theories are discussed.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/j.jesp.2007.07.007
Uncontrolled keywords: ingroup identification; contrast; social comparison; automatic behavior
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Rosalind Beeching
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2008 15:57 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:42 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4313 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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