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Assimilation and contrast to group primes: The moderating role of ingroup identification
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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. Ac... view more
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.... view less
Keywords
comparison; identification; assimilation; collective behavior; reference group
Classification
Social Psychology
Free Keywords
Ingroup identification; Contrast; Social comparison; Automatic behavior
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 344-353
Journal
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44 (2008) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2007.07.007
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)