Check out: Bernstein, M.J., Young, S.G., & Hugenberg, K. (2007). The cross category effect: Mere social categorization is sufficient to elicit an own-group bias in face recognition. Psychological Science, 18, 706-712.
who demonstrate this effect (which they term cross-race effect) can be explained by in-group/out-group affiliation. Patrick ABSTRACT���Although the cross-race effect (CRE) is a well established phenomenon, both perceptual-expertise and social-categorization models have been proposed to explain the effect. The two studies reported here investigated the extent to which categorizing other people as in-group versus out-group members is sufficient to elicit a pattern of face recognition analogous to that of the CRE, even when perceptual expertise with the stimuli is held constant. In Study 1, targets were categorized as members of real-life in-groups and out-groups (based on university affiliation), whereas in Study 2, targets were categorized into experimentally created minimal groups. In both studies, recognition performance was better for targets categorized as in-group members, despite the fact that perceptual expertise was equivalent for in-group and out-group faces. These results suggest that social-cognitive mechanisms of in-group and out-group categorization are sufficient to elicit performance differences for in-group and out-group face recognition. -- Patrick O. Dolan, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair of Psychology Drew University Madison, NJ 07940 973-408-3558 [email protected] >>> On 4/29/2009 at 4:33 PM, "Maxwell Gwynn" <[email protected]> wrote: > Beth: > > Regarding the Outgroup Homogeneity Effect, I believe that Myers and others > refer to similarity with respect to beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors, rather > than similarities with respect to physical appearance. > > -Max > > Maxwell Gwynn, PhD > Psychology Department > Wilfrid Laurier University > 519-884-0710 ext 3854 > [email protected] > >>>> Beth Benoit <[email protected]> 4/29/2009 3:31 PM >>> > > > > I still think the outgroup homogeneity effect covers this idea more directly > as a term. Here's from Dave Myers' Social Psychology text: > > Outgroup homogeneity effect: Perception of outgroup members as more similar > to one another than are ingroup members. Thus "they are alike; we are > diverse." > > > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
