Social Perception as Induction and Inference: An Integrative Model of Intergroup Differentiation, Ingroup Favoritism, and Differential Accuracy

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 66-83

  DiDonato, Theresa E ^a   Ullrich, Johannes ^b   Krueger, Joachim I ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Differentiation; Ingroup favoritism; Minimal groups; Social projection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PROJECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751512716     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021051     Document Type: Article

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