Perceptual Bias in Threat Distance
The Critical Roles of In-Group Support and Target Evaluations in Defensive Threat Regulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21210001 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Cesario (0000-0002-1892-4485, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Carlos David Navarrete (Michigan State University), Carlos Navarrete (0000-0002-9642-5753, Michigan State University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 12-17 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1177/1948550613485605 |
| OpenAlex | W2168364567 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 29 |
Across two studies, we investigate how perceptions of distances to out-group threats may be critically regulated by the presence or absence of one’s in-group and by beliefs regarding the potential for danger from the out-group. Threat regulation includes biases in the distance one perceives a threat, such that threats are perceived as relatively more distant by more formidable compared to less formidable individuals. We demonstrate that whether participants are alone or surrounded by their in-group modulates perceptual biases regarding an out-group male’s proximity, depending on the degree to which participants evaluate out-group males negatively. Our findings illustrate how investigations of the psychology of motivated biases may benefit from a consideration of such perceptual biases within the functional workings of defensive threat regulation systems (McNaughton & Corr, 2004) and the strategic logic of animal conflict (Parker, 1974)
Cognitive psychology · Group conflict · Perception · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |