Why do people perceive ingroup homogeneity on ingroup traits and outgroup homogeneity on outgroup traits?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-42

  Rubin, Mark ^a   Badea, Constantina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Ingroup homogeneity; Intragroup variability; Minimal group; Outgroup homogeneity; Social identity; Stereotype

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33845579292     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167206293190     Document Type: Article

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