Memory for in-group and out-group information in a minimal group context: the self as an informational base

The authors argue that persons derive in-group expectancies from self-knowledge. This implies that perceivers process information about novel in-groups on the basis of the self-congruency of this information and not simply its valence. In Experiment 1, participants recalled more negative self-discre...

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Main Authors: Gramzow, Richard H. (Author), Gaertner, Lowell (Author), Sedikides, Constantine (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2001-02.
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