THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
SOCIAL THEORY
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Question
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What is category accentuation effect?
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The exaggeration of group difference and inter-group similarities
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An individual’s motivation to show that an in-groups is preferable to an out-group
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A group with which a person does not identify as a member
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The fear of being judged or treated stereotypically or of inadvertently confirming a stereotype.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The accentuation effect is a well-known explanatory mechanism for the perception of exaggerated intergroup differences and the creation of social stereotypes (Eiser and Stroebe 1972; Tajfel 1981).
Detailed explanation-2: -the proposition that classification of items produces encoding biases, that is, that individuals tend to exaggerate (accentuate) the similarities among items placed in the same category and the differences among items placed in different categories.
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