Negational categorization and intergroup behavior

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 793-806

  Zhong, Chen Bo ^a,c   Phillips, Katherine W ^b   Leonardelli, Geoffrey J ^a   Galinsky, Adam D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ingroup favoritism; Intergroup behavior; Negational categorization; Outgroup derogation; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 43449094661     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208315457     Document Type: Article

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