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The Role of Social Categorization in the Own Group Bias

Wilson, John Paul
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1374235337

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2013, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Psychology.
This paper investigates the role of category activation in the Own Group Bias in face recognition. In two experiments, I attempted to show that manipulations altering the salience of group memberships moderated the Own Group Bias, and that category activation mediated these effects. Experimental manipulations emphasized one of multiple possible group identities, and participants were expected to show the Own Group Bias along the salient category dimension. Experiment 1 was intended to establish the effectiveness of the manipulations in moderating the Own Group Bias, and Experiment 2 investigated the possible mediating role of category activation. Neither study supported the hypotheses, but Experiment 2 did provide some evidence for the moderation of the Cross Race Effect when other category dimensions are salient. Results are discussed with a focus on clarifying the conditions under which categorization may be most flexible and most likely to lead to differential Own Group Biases.
Kurt Hugenberg (Advisor)
Amanda Diekman (Committee Member)
Allen McConnell (Committee Member)
Monica Schneider (Committee Member)
41 p.
Social Psychology
social categorization; cross race effect; own group bias; person perception; face perception; face memory

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  • Wilson, J. P. (2013). The Role of Social Categorization in the Own Group Bias [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1374235337

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wilson, John. The Role of Social Categorization in the Own Group Bias. 2013. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1374235337.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wilson, John. "The Role of Social Categorization in the Own Group Bias." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1374235337

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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