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Perceptual accentuation in minimal groups
Author(s) -
Herringer Lawrence G.,
Garza Raymond T.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.2420170308
Subject(s) - categorization , psychology , dimension (graph theory) , context (archaeology) , perception , social psychology , replicate , painting , cognitive psychology , artificial intelligence , statistics , computer science , mathematics , combinatorics , paleontology , art , neuroscience , visual arts , biology
Differences between paired paintings in a minimal group context were accentuated when assigned preferences served as the categorization basis. Failure to replicate resource allocation bias in control groups was attributed to the procedural emphasis on paintings, which may have precluded the use of the random categorization as a meaningful comparison dimension.