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Linguistic intergroup bias: Differential expectancies or in-group protection?

Maass, Anne, Milesi, Angela, Zabbini, Silvia, Stahlberg, Dagmar·1995·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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The linguistic intergroup bias describes the tendency to communicate positive in-group and negative out-group behaviors more abstractly than negative in-group and positive out-group behaviors. This article investigated whether this bias is driven by differential expectancies or by in-group protective motives. In Experiment 1, northern and southern Italian participants (N = 151) described positive and negative behaviors of northern or southern protagonists that were either congruent or incongruent with stereotypic expectancies. Regardless of valence, expectancy-congruent behaviors were described more abstractly than incongruent ones. Experiment 2 (N = 40) showed that language is used in an equally biased fashion for individuals as previously demonstrated for groups. Experiment 3 (N = 192) induced expectancies experimentally and found greater abstraction for expectancy-congruent behaviors regardless of valence. All experiments confirmed the differential expectancy approach.

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Authors
Maass, A., Milesi, A., Zabbini, S., & Stahlberg, D.
Affiliations
University of Padua (IT)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
1995
Volume
68
Issue
1
Pages
116-126
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W4247340923
Cited by
175
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
39.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Padua Research Archive (University of Padova) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Categorization, perception, and language
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
Keywords
linguistic intergroup bias, intergroup communication, abstract language
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Humans, Italy, Language, Peer Group, Pilot Projects, Schools, Self Concept, Social Desirability, Stereotyped Behavior, Students, Verbal Behavior

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