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Dissociating Self-Similarity and Self-Relevance in the Own-Group Bias

Deska, Jason C
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8242-7494
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1428687828

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2015, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
Past research on the own-group bias (OGB) in face memory has reliably demonstrated that ingroup members are better recognized than outgroup members. However, past research has not demonstrated whether this outgroup disadvantage stems from outgroups being less similar to the self or less relevant to the self. In the current study, self-relevance and self-similarity were competitively tested to demonstrate their unique contributions to face memory. Own-race and cross-race faces were made to seem self-similar or self-dissimilar and self-relevant or self-irrelevant. Contrary to predictions, results indicated that the OGB was present when faces were self-relevant but not self-irrelevant. Target self-similarity had no influence on face recognition, nor was there an interaction between self-similarity and self-relevance. Possible explanations for these unexpected findings are discussed.
Kurt Hugenberg, PhD (Advisor)
Jonathan Kunstman, PhD (Committee Member)
Allen McConnell, PhD (Committee Member)
Psychology
categorization; face memory; own-group bias; similarity; relevance

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  • Deska, J. C. (2015). Dissociating Self-Similarity and Self-Relevance in the Own-Group Bias [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1428687828

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Deska, Jason. Dissociating Self-Similarity and Self-Relevance in the Own-Group Bias. 2015. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1428687828.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Deska, Jason. "Dissociating Self-Similarity and Self-Relevance in the Own-Group Bias." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1428687828

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