Group categorization and attribution of belief similarity

Publication Year
1979

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Journal Article
Abstract

In the absence of information to the contrary, an individual tends to assume that members of an out group have values which differ from his own. The effect is even more marked for highly prejudiced persons. In the present paper two experiments are reported which extend the belief similarity hypothesis.

Journal
Small Group Behavior
Volume
10
Pages
73-80
Type of Article
Journal Article
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