Effects of Individuating Information on the Generalization Part of Allport's Contact Hypothesis

Autor:	Christopher D. Ratcliff, Daniel L. Lanicek, Donna M. Desforges, Charles G. Lord, Nikki C. Scarberry
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Empirical research Social Psychology Generalization (learning) 0502 economics and business 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Cognition Contact hypothesis Association (psychology) Psychology Social psychology 050203 business & management
Zdroj:	Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 23:1291-1299
ISSN:	1552-7433 0146-1672
DOI:	10.1177/01461672972312006
Popis:	According to Gordon Allport's contact hypothesis, positive contact with a member of a negatively stereotyped group might ameliorate negative attitudes not only toward the specific member but also toward the group as a whole (generalization). In a direct empirical test of theoretical suggestions that individuating information might decrease the generalization part of the contact hypothesis, students learned material cooperatively with a "homosexual" confederate. To illustrate the material, the confederate used either impersonal or personal analogies. Students in the two conditions liked the confederate equally, but students who received personal analogies were less likely to ameliorate their attitudes toward homosexuals. The discussion addresses factors that might reduce the cognitive association between a group member and his or her group.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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