Reducing Intergroup Bias: Elements of Intergroup Cooperation

The authors examined the potentially separable contributions of 2 elements of intergroup cooperation, interaction and common fate, and the processes through which they can operate. The manipulation of interaction reduced bias in evaluative ratings, which supports the idea that these components are s...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 1999-03, Vol.76 (3), p.388-402
Main Authors: Gaertner, Samuel L, Dovidio, John F, Rust, Mary C, Nier, Jason A, Banker, Brenda S, Ward, Christine M, Mottola, Gary R, Houlette, Missy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Biological and medical sciences
Co-operation
Cognition
Cooperation
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Group Dynamics
Group Processes
Groups
Human
Humans
Ingroup Outgroup
Intergroup Relations
Interpersonal Interaction
Judgment
Male
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social Perception
Social psychology
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Summary:The authors examined the potentially separable contributions of 2 elements of intergroup cooperation, interaction and common fate, and the processes through which they can operate. The manipulation of interaction reduced bias in evaluative ratings, which supports the idea that these components are separable, whereas the manipulation of common fate when the groups were interacting was associated with lower bias in nonverbal facial reactions in response to contributions by in-group and out-group members. Whereas interaction activated several processes that can lead to reduced bias, including decategorization, consistent with the common in-group identity model ( S. L. Gaertner, J. F. Dovidio, P. A. Anastasio, B. A. Bachman, & M. C. Rust, 1993 ) as well as M. Hewstone and R. J. Brown's (1986) group differentiation model, the primary set of mediators involved participants' representations of the memberships as 2 subgroups within a superordinate entity.
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.76.3.388