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Perceptions of relative group size and group homogeneity: We are the majority and they are all the same
Author(s) -
Simon Bernd,
Mummendey Amélie
Publication year - 1990
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.2420200406
Subject(s) - outgroup , ingroups and outgroups , homogeneity (statistics) , psychology , social psychology , perception , in group favoritism , social group , social identity theory , mathematics , statistics , neuroscience
On the basis of prior research on the false consensus effect and on the perception of group homogeneity in minority‐majority contexts, it was hypothesized that (1) with no information regarding group size available, group members would see their own group in the majority position and perceive more outgroup than ingroup homogeneity and (2) this outgroup homogeneity effect would not occur, when there is no doubt about the numerical equality of ingroup and outgroup. Both hypotheses were confirmed in a laboratory study (n = 88).