Open AccessDeconstructing bias in social preferences reveals groupy and not-groupy behavior
Author(s) -
Rachel Kranton,
Matthew Pease,
Seth Sanders,
Scott A. Huettel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.1918952117
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , social psychology , psychology , social group , group (periodic table) , politics , point (geometry) , social preferences , social environment , positive economics , sociology , economics , political science , social science , chemistry , mathematics , geometry , paleontology , organic chemistry , biology , law
Significance Group divisions are a continual feature of human history. Using methods from experimental and behavioral economics, this study deconstructs the typical in-group bias in allocation decisions and social preferences by considering bias at the individual level. The results reveal stable individual predilections to engage in group-related discrimination, such that the same individuals who show in-group bias in a political setting also show in-group bias in a highly simplified social context. The findings point to a role for individual “groupiness” in understanding social divisions.
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