TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigating the evolution of ingroup favoritism using a minimal group interaction paradigm
T2 - The effects of inter- and intragroup interdependence
AU - Durrheim, Kevin
AU - Quayle, Michael
AU - Tredoux, Colin G.
AU - Titlestad, Kim
AU - Tooke, Larry
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Durrheim et al.This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2016/11
Y1 - 2016/11
N2 - We investigated the effect of structural interdependencies between groups (especially inequality), and interdependencies between individuals on ingroup favoritism in minimal group situations. Previous research has attempted to determine whether ingroup favoritism is produced by categorization or intragroup interdependencies (reciprocation expectations), but recent literature suggests that it is not possible to tease these influences apart. We report two studies that investigate how ingroup favoritism evolves over time in social interaction. The levels of ingroup favoritism were affected by categorization and inequality, and the level of ingroup favoritism changed over time, increasing or decreasing depending on the nature of the initial intergroup structure. We conclude by providing two explanations for this change: emergent norms, and changes to the intergroup situation produced by interaction. Our experiments confirm the value of studying the evolution of minimal group behavior, especially for explaining why low status groups act to preserve intergroup inequalities.
AB - We investigated the effect of structural interdependencies between groups (especially inequality), and interdependencies between individuals on ingroup favoritism in minimal group situations. Previous research has attempted to determine whether ingroup favoritism is produced by categorization or intragroup interdependencies (reciprocation expectations), but recent literature suggests that it is not possible to tease these influences apart. We report two studies that investigate how ingroup favoritism evolves over time in social interaction. The levels of ingroup favoritism were affected by categorization and inequality, and the level of ingroup favoritism changed over time, increasing or decreasing depending on the nature of the initial intergroup structure. We conclude by providing two explanations for this change: emergent norms, and changes to the intergroup situation produced by interaction. Our experiments confirm the value of studying the evolution of minimal group behavior, especially for explaining why low status groups act to preserve intergroup inequalities.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0165974
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0165974
M3 - Article
C2 - 27851791
AN - SCOPUS:84995571213
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 11
SP - -
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 11
M1 - e0165974
ER -