Selective Attention to In- and Out-Group Members Systematically Influences Intergroup Bias
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21209795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Torsten Martiny-Huenger (0000-0003-3855-2890, University of Konstanz), Peter M Gollwitzer (0000-0003-4872-2929, University of Konstanz), Gabriele Oettingen (0000-0002-6139-1493, Universität Hamburg) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 936-943 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychological and Personality Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-5506 • E-ISSN: 1948-5514 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1948550614541296 |
| OpenAlex | W2078610957 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
We analyzed whether attending to versus ignoring in- and out-group members systematically influences intergroup bias. In two studies ( N = 187), we manipulated attention by asking participants to count the appearance of in-group (or out-group) members in the presence of out-group (or in-group) distractors. Prior to and during the counting task, we assessed intergroup bias by having participants rate the group members on a liking scale. The results show that the change in intergroup bias from baseline to experimental ratings depended on the attention focus. Whereas counting in-group members (while ignoring the out-group) increased intergroup bias, counting out-group members (while ignoring the in-group) decreased intergroup bias. Thus, we provide evidence that consequences of goal-directed interactions with in- and out-group stimuli (i.e., exposure and selection) systematically influence intergroup bias. We propose that in future research these processes should be considered in addition to social–motivational factors in the analysis of intergroup bias
Attentional bias · Cognition · In-group favoritism · Response bias · Selection bias · Social group · Social identity theory · Statistics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
Exploratory data analysis
Social Identity Theory's Self-Esteem Hypothesis
Mere Exposure
An Integrative Theory of Intergroup Conflict
Social Dominance
Blackwell Handbook of Social Psychology
The Social Self
Subjective Uncertainty Reduction through Self-categorization
Attitudinal effects of mere exposure
When approach motivation and behavioral inhibition collide
Intergroup Bias
Group-level self-definition and self-investment
Intergroup Contact Theory
Exposure and affect
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2021 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |