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Effects of confirmatory and contradictory stimuli and development on children's intergroup attribution.
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PMID:  7595424     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Intergroup attributional differences were investigated among Canadian children at three developmental levels who received confirmatory and contradictory stimuli about ingroup and outgroup individuals. Participants were 83 public school students divided into three levels of social attribution development. An intergroup attribution questionnaire assessed the degree of internality of participants' explanations of the success and failure of ingroup and outgroup members. Results indicated that the participants responded differently to stimuli that confirmed ethnocentric assumptions than they responded to stimuli that contradicted these assumptions. The precise nature of the responses, however, depended on the developmental level of the participant: Whereas younger children tended to use attributions that favored the ethnic ingroup, older children actually used attributions that favored the outgroup.
Authors:
G B McArthur; D McDougall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of genetic psychology     Volume:  156     ISSN:  0022-1325     ISO Abbreviation:  J Genet Psychol     Publication Date:  1995 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-12-06     Completed Date:  1995-12-06     Revised Date:  2007-03-30    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985112R     Medline TA:  J Genet Psychol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  333-43     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Educational Psychology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Alberta
Child
Female
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Minority Groups / psychology*
Personality Development*
Social Identification*
Social Perception*
Stereotyping

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