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Perceiving the World Through Group-Colored Glasses: A Perceptual Model of Intergroup Relations
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Extensive research has investigated societal and behavioral consequences of social group affiliation and identification but has been relatively silent on the role of perception in intergroup relations. We propose the perceptual model of intergroup relations to conceptualize how intergroup relations are grounded in perception. We review the growing literature on how intergroup dynamics shape perception across different sensory modalities and argue that these perceptual processes mediate intergroup relations. The model provides a starting point for social psychologists to study perception as a function of social group dynamics and for perception researchers to consider social influences. We highlight several gaps in the literature and outline areas for future research. Uncovering the role of perception in intergroup relations offers novel insights into the construction of shared reality and may help devise new and unique interventions targeted at the perceptual level.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Xiao, Y. J., Coppin, G., & Van Bavel, J. J.
- Affiliations
- New York University (US)
- Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research (DE)
- ,
- Venue
- Psychological Inquiry
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-10
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 255-274
- ISSN
- 1047-840X (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7965
- OpenAlex
- W2533875960
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 236
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 19 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 4
- FWCI
- 33.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Psychological Inquiry (publishedVersion)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
- Max Planck Digital Library (submittedVersion)
- MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (P300P1_151174, 1349089)
- York University
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (1349089, 151174)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Categorization, perception, and language
- Keywords
- intergroup relations, perception, group identification, perceptual models, sensory modalities, shared reality, intergroup dynamics
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