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THE IMPACT OF INTERGROUP THREAT ON THE PROCLIVITY TO EXCLUDE POTENTIAL MEMBERS FROM THE INGROUP

Bernstein, Michael J.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185225085

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2007, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
The ingroup overexclusion effect (IOE) describes the tendency for individuals to categorize ambiguous targets as outgroup members more readily than as ingroup members. The IOE is especially pronounced for high identifiers because such individuals are driven to protect ingroups from undesirable targets. I investigated the salience of intergroup threat as a moderator of the IOE predicting that it would exacerbate the magnitude of the IOE. In Study 1, intergroup threat was induced by including a specific or no specific outgroup in the categorization task. Results indicated fewer targets were placed in the ingroup in the high-threat (specific outgroup) than in the low-threat condition, but this effect was not moderated by identification. In Study 2, threat was manipulated via descriptions of the outgroup designed to alter perceptions of threat. However, no significant differences in target categorizations occurred. Explanations for the failure to yield the predicted results and future directions are discussed.
Heather Claypool (Advisor)
40 p.
Psychology, Social
intergroup relations; intergroup threat

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  • Bernstein, M. J. (2007). THE IMPACT OF INTERGROUP THREAT ON THE PROCLIVITY TO EXCLUDE POTENTIAL MEMBERS FROM THE INGROUP [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185225085

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bernstein, Michael. THE IMPACT OF INTERGROUP THREAT ON THE PROCLIVITY TO EXCLUDE POTENTIAL MEMBERS FROM THE INGROUP. 2007. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185225085.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bernstein, Michael. "THE IMPACT OF INTERGROUP THREAT ON THE PROCLIVITY TO EXCLUDE POTENTIAL MEMBERS FROM THE INGROUP." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1185225085

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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