Mere Membership in Racially Diverse Groups Reduces Conformity
| Autor: | Laura G. Babbitt, Hannah J. Birnbaum, Samuel R. Sommers, Evan P. Apfelbaum, Sarah E. Gaither |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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White (horse)
Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology respiratory system Conformity 050105 experimental psychology Clinical Psychology Race (biology) Homogeneous 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology human activities Social psychology media_common Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | Social Psychological and Personality Science. 9:402-410 |
| ISSN: | 1948-5514 1948-5506 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1948550617708013 |
| Popis: | Three studies assessed the impact of White individuals’ mere membership in racially diverse or homogeneous groups on conformity. In Study 1, White participants were randomly assigned to four-person groups that were racially diverse or homogeneous in which three confederates routinely endorsed clearly inferior college applicants for admission. Participants in diverse groups were significantly less likely to conform than those in homogeneous groups. Study 2 replicated these results using an online conformity paradigm, thereby isolating the effects of racial group composition from concomitant social cues in face-to-face settings. Study 3 presented a third condition—a diverse group that included one other White member. Individuals conformed less in both types of diverse groups as compared with the homogeneous group. Evidence suggests this was because Whites in homogeneous (vs. diverse) settings were more likely to reconsider their original decision after learning how other group members responded. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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