Ingroup bias in the minimal group paradigm shown by three-person groups with high or low state self-esteem

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars-Eric Petersen ◽  
Hartmut Blank
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Ingroup Bias ◽  
Minimal Group Paradigm ◽  
Minimal Group

Inequality in the minimal group paradigm: How relative wealth and its justification influence ingroup bias

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Robert Connor ◽  
Daniel Stancato ◽  
Ugur Yildirim ◽  
Serena CHEN
Keyword(s):  
Wealth Distribution ◽  
Wealth Inequality ◽  
Ingroup Bias ◽  
Causal Factors ◽  
Minimal Group Paradigm ◽  
Financial Decision Making ◽  
Minimal Group ◽  
Financial Decision ◽  
Moderating Role

This article details a registered report for a well-powered (N = 1500) experiment examining the influence of wealth inequality between groups on ingroup bias, as well as the potential moderating role of justification for the wealth distribution. Using the Minimal Group Paradigm, in which participants are assigned to groups with anonymous others and asked to allocate resources to ingroup or outgroup members, we randomly assigned participants to a relatively disadvantaged or a relatively advantaged group. Group assignments were ostensibly based on chance (weak justification), performance on a financial decision-making task (strong justification), or an ambiguous combination of the two (ambiguous justification). As expected, we found evidence for an inequity aversion hypothesis, with disadvantaged participants displaying heightened ingroup bias compared to their advantaged counterparts. Interestingly, however, our predictions regarding the moderating role of justification were not supported, with disadvantaged participants displaying the highest ingroup bias when the inequality was ambiguously justified. We discuss implications of these results for understanding the causal factors underlying ingroup bias.

Predicting intergroup fairness and ingroup bias in the minimal group paradigm

1990 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Platow ◽  
Charles G. McClintock ◽  
Wim B. G. Liebrand
Keyword(s):  
Ingroup Bias ◽  
Minimal Group Paradigm ◽  
Minimal Group

scholarly journals Ingroup/Outgroup Attitudes and Group Evaluations: The Role of Competition in British Classroom Settings

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia L. Lam ◽  
Jodi-Ann Seaton
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Intergroup Bias ◽  
Ingroup Bias ◽  
Negative Bias ◽  
Group Setting ◽  
Minimal Group ◽  
Ingroup Outgroup ◽  
Two Age Groups

Children’s intergroup bias is one of the consequences of their readiness to categorise people into ingroups and outgroups, even when groups are assigned arbitrarily. The present study examined the influence of intergroup competition on children’s ingroup and outgroup attitudes developed within the minimal-group setting in British classrooms. One hundred and twelve children in two age groups (6-7- and 9-10-year-olds) were assessed on classification skills and self-esteem before being allocated to one of two colour “teams.” In the experimental condition, children were told that the teams would have a competition after two weeks and teachers made regular use of these teams to organise activities. In the control condition, where no competition ensued, teachers did not refer to “teams.” Then children completed trait attributions to their own-team (ingroup) and other-team (outgroup) members and group evaluations. It was found that children developed positive ingroup bias across conditions, but outgroup negative bias was shown only by 6-7-year-olds in the experimental condition, particularly if they lost the competition, where they evaluated their team more critically. Better classification skills were associated with less negativity towards the outgroup in the experimental condition. Findings are discussed in relation to relevant theoretical premises and particulars of the intergroup context.

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