Perceptual asymmetry in consensus estimates of majority and minority members
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202674 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jared B Kenworthy (0000-0003-2517-6662, University of Southern California, corresponding author), Norman Miller (0000-0002-8248-1199, University of Southern California) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 597-612 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.80.4.597 |
| PMID | 11316224 |
| OpenAlex | W1994091043 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 44 |
Three experiments revealed a consistent pattern of consensus estimates. Numerical status and group growth or decline were manipulated between subjects. Growth was manipulated orthogonally to a 3rd variable: focus. Focus was manipulated by describing growth information with respect either to the in-group or the out-group (e.g., in-group growth and out-group decline). A Numerical Status X Focus interaction emerged in Study 1. Numerical minority members' consensus estimates for an opinion issue increased when growth information was out-group focused, whereas majority members' estimates did not differ as a function of the focus variable. Study 2 replicated these effects across other opinion dimensions. Study 3 confirmed the importance of the growth and focus variables in the absence of numerical status manipulations.
Asymmetry · Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Focus (optics · Focus group · Perception · Social perception · Sociology · Variable (mathematics · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cultural Differences and Values · Mathematics · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |