Perceiving and remembering social groups [Elektronische Ressource] : ingroup projection, goal types, and memory distortions / von Annegret Berthold

Berthold

Sujets

• Psychologie
• Soziologie

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• Publié par: friedrich-schiller-universitat_jena
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 9
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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Perceiving and Remembering Social Groups:
Ingroup Projection, Goal Types, and Memory Distortions



Dissertation
zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades
doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.)









vorgelegt dem Rat der Fakultät
für Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften
der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

von Dipl.-Psych. Annegret Berthold
geboren am 11.03.1981 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg




























Gutachter:
1. Prof. Dr. Amélie Mummendey
2. Prof. Dr. Melanie C. Steffens
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Tag des Kolloquiums: 25.6.2009
Table of Contents – 1

Table of Contents

General Introduction and Overview of the Present Research ................................................... 5
Chapter I - The Projection of Minimal and Maximal Goals
I. 1. Introduction....................................................................................................................... 8
I. 1.1. Ingroup Projection and Ingroup Goal Types ............................................................. 10
I. 1.2. Relative Ingroup Prototypicality (RIP) & Attitudes towards the Outgroup .............. 11
I. 2. Overview of the Research presented in Chapter I....................................................... 13
I. 3.1. Study I.1 – The Perception of Christian Values ............................................................ 13
I. 3.1.1. Method .................................................................................................................... 14
I. 3.1.2. Results..................................................................................................................... 16
Preliminary Analysis: Ingroup Projection & Perspective Divergence Hypothesis.......... 16
Goal Type Hypothesis...................................................................................................... 17
Relative Ingroup Prototypicality & Attitudes towards the Outgroup Hypothesis ........... 18
I. 3.1.3. Discussion............................................................................................................... 18
I. 3.2. Study II.2 – The Perception of Political Goals .............................................................. 20
I. 3.2.1 Method 21
I. 3.2.2. Results..................................................................................................................... 22
Preliminary Analyses: Ingroup Projection & Perspective Divergence Hypothesis ......... 22
Goal Type Hypothesis...................................................................................................... 24
Relative Ingroup Prototypicality & Attitudes towards the Outgroup Hypothesis ........... 26
I. 3.2.3. Discussion............................................................................................................... 26
I. 3.3. Study II.3 –The Tightening of the Abortion Laws ........................................................ 28
I. 3.3.1. Method .................................................................................................................... 29
I. 3.3.2. Results 32
Preliminary Analyses: Ingroup Projection ....................................................................... 32
Goal Type Hypothesis...................................................................................................... 32
Relative Ingroup Prototypicality & Attitudes towards the Outgroup Hypothesis ........... 32
I. 3.3.3. Discussion 33

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I. 3.4. Study II.4 – Climate Change and Climate Protection.................................................... 33
I. 3.4.1. Method .................................................................................................................... 34
I. 3.4.2. Results..................................................................................................................... 35
Preliminary Analyses: Ingroup Projection ....................................................................... 35
Goal Type Hypothesis...................................................................................................... 35
Relative Ingroup Prototypicality & Attitudes towards the Outgroup .............................. 35
I. 3.4.3. Discussion............................................................................................................... 36
I. 4. General Discussion.......................................................................................................... 36
Ingroup Goal Projection and Goal Type .......................................................................... 36
Group Goals and Relative Ingroup Prototypicality.......................................................... 37
Complexity of the SOG.................................................................................................... 38
Ingroup Projection and the Representation of an ideal SOG ........................................... 39
Relative Ingroup Prototypicality and Attitudes towards the Outgroup............................ 40
Practical Implications & Outlook..................................................................................... 41
Theoretical Implications – Bridging the Gap to Chapter II..................................................... 43
Chapter II – Ingroup Projection and Memory
II. 1. Introduction................................................................................................................... 44
II. 1.1. The Ingroup Projection Model and Previous Research............................................ 44
II. 1.2. The Impact of Cognitive Schemata on Information Processing and Memory ......... 46
II. 1.3. Ingroup Projection as a Cognitive Schema............................................................... 48
II. 1.4. Cognitive and Motivational Aspects in Information Processing and Memory ........ 51
II. 2. Overview of the Research of Chapter II ..................................................................... 53
II. 2.1. Study II.1 – The Impact of Ingroup Projection on Memory......................................... 54
II. 2.1.1. Method................................................................................................................... 56
II. 2.1.2. Results 60
Cued Recall: ..................................................................................................................... 60
Recognition Accuracy - d’: .............................................................................................. 62 – Source Assignment:.................................................................................. 64
II. 2.1.3. Discussion.............................................................................................................. 65
II. 2.2. Study II.2 – Cognitive Factors and the IP-schema ....................................................... 68
II. 2.2.1. Method 69
II. 2.2.2. Results ................................................................................................................... 71 Table of Contents – 3
Cued Recall: ..................................................................................................................... 71
Recognition Accuracy - d’: .............................................................................................. 73 – Source Assignment:.................................................................................. 74
II. 2.2.3. Discussion.............................................................................................................. 76
II. 2.3. Study II.3 – Motivational Factors and the IP-Schema.................................................. 77
II. 2.3.1. Method................................................................................................................... 79
II. 2.3.2. Results 82
Cued Recall: ..................................................................................................................... 82
Recognition Accuracy - d’: .............................................................................................. 82 – Source Assignment:.................................................................................. 83
II. 2.3.3. Discussion about things, stuff and others .............................................................. 85
II. 2.4. General Discussion of Chapter II ............................................................................. 89
Cognitive conditions and the Impact of Ingroup Projection on Memory .................... 91
Motivational Conditions and the Impact of Ingroup Projection on Memory............... 91
Implications for Further Research................................................................................ 93
Chapter III - The Synopsis of Goal Projection and the Memory Approach
III. 1. Theoretical Implications and Introduction to Chapter III...................................... 95
III. 1.1. Study III.1 – Ingroup Projection, Goal Type Orientation and Memory...................... 95
III. 1.1.1. Method ....................