| Comparison focus in intergroup comparisons: who we compare to whom influences who we see as powerful and agentic. | |
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PMID: 20841435 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In intergroup comparisons one group usually becomes the implicit norm that other groups are compared to. Three studies address the consequences that the direction of the comparison has for perceptions of the compared groups. For real groups (Experiment 1) and fictitious groups (Experiments 2 and 3) participants perceived a group as more powerful and higher in status when it had been the norm rather than the effect to be explained in a text comparing two groups. Moreover, norm groups and their "typical" members were perceived as more agentic and less communal than comparison groups, and these attributions were mediated by the ascription of power. The authors conclude that systematic ways of explaining one group rather than another could serve as a subtle tool to perpetuate the status quo of intergroup power relations. |
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Authors:
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Susanne Bruckmüller; Andrea E Abele |
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial Date: 2010-09-14 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Personality & social psychology bulletin Volume: 36 ISSN: 1552-7433 ISO Abbreviation: Pers Soc Psychol Bull Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-29 Completed Date: 2011-02-02 Revised Date: 2011-02-10 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7809042 Medline TA: Pers Soc Psychol Bull Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1424-35 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Lehrstuhl Sozialpsychologie, Bismarckstr. 6, 91054 Erlangen, Germany. bruckmueller@sozpsy.phil.uni-erlangen.de |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Analysis of Variance Communication* Double-Blind Method Female Germany Group Processes* Humans Male Middle Aged Power (Psychology)* Social Control, Informal* Social Perception* |
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