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Experiencing Power or Powerlessness And Memory for Own and Other Race Faces
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Sacco, Donald F., Jr.
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1180120106
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Year and Degree
2007, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
Abstract
Research exploring the Cross Race Effect (CRE) indicates that individuals show better recognition accuracy for same-race faces compared to cross-race faces (Malpass, 1981), an effect thought to be due to a reduction in motivation to individuate cross-race faces (Hugenberg, Miller, & Claypool, 2007). Furthermore, research indicates that power reduces the motivation to individuate others while powerlessness increases the motivation to individuate others (Stevens & Fiske, 2000). Combining these research domains, the current study primed participants with either high or low power and had them complete a traditional CRE recognition task. The results indicated that compared to control participants, individuals primed with low power showed a larger CRE effect. High power participants, however, did not differ from control participants. Furthermore, the effect power on the CRE was not related to participants’ information processing style, which did not vary by power condition.
Committee
Kurt Hugenberg (Advisor)
Pages
32 p.
Subject Headings
Psychology, Social
Keywords
Memory
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Social Cognition
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Social Categorization
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Motivation
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Power
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Sacco, Jr., D. F. (2007).
Experiencing Power or Powerlessness And Memory for Own and Other Race Faces
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1180120106
APA Style (7th edition)
Sacco, Jr., Donald.
Experiencing Power or Powerlessness And Memory for Own and Other Race Faces.
2007. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1180120106.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Sacco, Jr., Donald. "Experiencing Power or Powerlessness And Memory for Own and Other Race Faces." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1180120106
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