Group presence, category labels, and generic statements influence children to treat descriptive group regularities as prescriptive.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2016.11.013
Abstract: Children use descriptive regularities of social groups (what is) to generate prescriptive judgments (what should be). We examined whether this tendency held when the regularities were introduced through group presence, category labels, or generic statements.… read more here.
Keywords: generic statements; group presence; group; category labels ... See more keywords
Minimal but not meaningless: Seemingly arbitrary category labels can imply more than group membership.
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DOI: 10.1037/pspa0000255
Abstract: Minimal group paradigms tend to involve contrived group distinctions, such as dot estimation tendencies and aesthetic preferences. Researchers assume that these novel category distinctions lack informational value. Our research tests this notion. Specifically, we used… read more here.
Keywords: category; category labels; group; effect ... See more keywords