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ERIC Number: EJ1330644
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Mar
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Children's Biased Preference for Information about In- and Out-Groups
Nasie, Meytal; Ben Yaakov, Ohad; Nassir, Yara; Diesendruck, Gil
Developmental Psychology, v58 n3 p493-509 Mar 2022
Children's intergroup attitudes arguably reflect different construals of in- and out-groups, whereby the former are viewed as composed of unique individuals and the latter of homogeneous members. In three studies, we investigated the scope of information (individual vs. category) Jewish-Israeli 5- and 8-year-olds prefer to receive about "real" in-group ("Jews") and out-group members ("Arabs" and "Scots") (Study 1, N = 64); the scope of information Jewish and Arab Israeli 8-year-olds prefer to receive about minimal in- and out-groups (Study 2, N = 64); and how providing such information affects children's intergroup attitudes (Study 3, N = 96). The main findings were that: (1) 8-year-olds requested category information more about out-groups than in-groups, and vice-versa regarding individual information--for both, "real" and minimal groups; and (2) providing individual information about a "conflict" out-group reduced attitudinal biases. These findings highlight children's differential construal of in- and out-groups and suggest ways for remedying biases toward out-groups.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 2
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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