Children’s biased preference for information about in- and out-groups.

2021/12/23 by Meytal Nasie, Ohad Ben Yaakov, Yara Nassir +1 · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Cultural Differences and Values

paper · doi:10.1037/dev0001304

Abstract

= 96). The main findings were that (a) 8-year-olds requested category information more about out-groups than in-groups, and vice-versa regarding individual information-for both, "real" and minimal groups, and (b) providing individual information about a "conflict" out-group reduced attitudinal biases. These findings highlight children's differential construal of in- and out-groups and suggest ways for remedying biases toward out-groups. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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