Inclusiveness and crossed categorization: effects on co-joined category evaluations of in-group and out-group primes.

Full Abstract

This experiment builds on preliminary work (Crisp & Hewstone, 2000b) that revealed moderation of crossed-category evaluations via priming with an in-group inclusive pronoun (e.g. 'we'). Using a computerized minimal group classification procedure and a 'proofreading' priming task, participants were asked to evaluate different crossed-category groups following either a neutral, an inclusive (in-group), or an exclusive (out-group) prime. The results supported the notion that inclusiveness priming can moderate how perceivers represent and evaluate composite social groups. In addition, measures of perceived inclusiveness and importance suggested that such structural aspects of social categories are an important consideration for future multiple categorization work.

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Author/s: Crisp, Richard J (RJ); Hewstone, Miles (M); Richards, Zoë (Z); Paolini, Stefania (S);

Affiliation: Schol of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. r.crisp(-atsign-)bham.ac.uk

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Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: The British journal of social psychology / the British Psychological Society (Br J Soc Psychol), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2003-Mar; vol 42 (issue Pt 1) : pp 25-38

Dates: Created 2003/04/25; Completed 2003/08/26; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12713754, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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