Generalized or Origin-Specific Out-Group Prejudice?: The Role of Temporary and Chronic Pathogen-Avoidance Motivation in Intergroup Relations

Researchers have proposed that intergroup prejudice is partially caused by behavioral immune system mechanisms. Across four studies (total N = 1,849), we used both experimental (pathogen priming) and individual differences (pathogen disgust sensitivity [PDS]) approaches to test whether the behaviora...

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Main Authors: Tingting Ji, Joshua M. Tybur, Mark van Vugt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704919826851