Misperceptions in Intergroup Conflict: Disagreeing About What We Disagree About

Chambers, John R.; Baron, Robert S.; Inman, Mary L.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01662.x

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Misperceptions in Intergroup Conflict: Disagreeing About What We Disagree About

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Chambers, John R., Baron, Robert S., Inman, Mary L.·2006·Psychological Science

DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01662.x

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Two studies examined misperceptions of disagreement in partisan social conflicts, namely, in the debates over abortion (Study 1) and politics (Study 2). We observed that partisans tend to exaggerate differences of opinion with their adversaries. Further, we found that perceptions of disagreement were more pronounced for values that were central to the perceiver's own ideology than for values that were central to the ideology of the perceiver's adversaries. To the extent that partisans assumed disagreement concerning personally important values, they were also inaccurate in perceiving their adversaries' actual opinions. Discussion focuses on the cognitive mechanisms underlying misperceptions of disagreement and strategies for reducing intergroup conflict.

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Authors: Chambers, J. R., Baron, R. S., & Inman, M. L.
Affiliations: University of Florida (US)
University of Iowa (US)
Hope College (US)
Corresponding author: Chambers, John R.
ORCID: Inman, Mary L.
Venue: Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2006-01
Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Pages: 38-45
ISSN: 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
1467-9280
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2005.01662.x
OpenAlex: W2143730034
Cited by: 155
References: 22
Citations by year: 2026: 10 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 8
FWCI: 9.68
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
autopapers.ssrn.com
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Hope College Digital Commons (Hope College) (submittedVersion)
SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Electoral Systems and Political Participation
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Conflict Management and Negotiation
Keywords: intergroup conflict, partisanship, ideological polarization, abortion debate, political conflict, cognitive mechanisms, conflict mitigation
MeSH terms: Abortion, Legal, Adult, Attitude, Conflict, Psychological, Female, Humans, Male, Politics, Set, Psychology, Social Identification, Social Perception

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