Determinants of In-group Bias: Group Affiliation or Guilt-aversion?

Relatore:  Matteo Ploner - Università di Trento
  lunedì 2 marzo 2009 alle ore 13.00 Biblioteca DSE c/o Palazzina 32 ex Caserma Passalacqua

In-group favoritism in social dilemma situations is one of the mainfindings of studies in Social Identity Theory. We investigate what causes the in-group bias: is it due to mere group affiliation or, alternatively, is guilt-aversion a possible explanation? We induce group membership in a minimal group setting, observe in-/out-group transfers and elicit respective beliefs. We find that mere group affiliation affects beliefs and explains a substantial part of the bias, but we also find evidence in favor of guilt-aversion as a source of motivation.

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Angelo Zago

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5 febbraio 2009

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