Lecture 12 in-group status and in-group prototypicality PDF

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Lecture 12 in-group status and in-group prototypicality • In-group prototypicality ○ Prototypicality is an indicator of relative" in groupness" § It represents a type of gradient of the degree to which a group membe is relative to central to the group or relative peripheral § It represents the degree to which an individual (or attribute) typifies th □ The greater one's in-group prototypicality is , the higher is one's in-group member § It not simply "who or what typifies us", but "who or what typified us differentiates us from them" ! Similarity of an in-group target to all other in-group members r similarity of an in-group target to all other out-group members ! In much of the research, experimenters often forget the latt focusing primarily on in-group typicality. § Focusing on the behavioral and attitudinal consequences of a group m or she is relatively high in in-group prototypicality/relatively low in in □ The consequence of prototypicality for other group members--le • In-group prototypicality and efforts to establish in-g credentials (资格) ○ Uni Ss (Australia) § Participants complete a bogus test to determine how well they fit into the Uni of Queensland" □ Were told that: ® They are relatively in-group prototypical or in-group non-p ® In the future, they will easily fit into UQ or they will have fitting into UQ □ Measure evaluative in-group favoritism (relative to Q.U.T)

□ In-group favoritism in evaluative rating was the highest among p who were non-prototypical now, but who were expected to be (m prototypical in the future ® These are the ppl who are on the outside now, but might be in to the group in the future....