Social categorization and similarity in intergroup behaviour
Billig and Tajfel assigned participants to random categories with no real similarity among members. Once the idea of a group was introduced they favoured their own category, and the favouring was stronger than when groups were formed from similarities between individuals. Fairness also influenced their decisions. Reading depth: abstract only; no figures used.
Billig and Tajfel assigned participants to random categories with no real similarity among members. Once the idea of a group was introduced they favoured their own category, and the favouring was stronger than when groups were formed from similarities between individuals. Fairness also influenced their decisions. Reading depth: abstract only; no figures used.
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Billig, M., & Tajfel, H. (1973). Social categorization and similarity in intergroup behaviour. European Journal of Social Psychology, 3(1), 27-52. doi:10.1002/ejsp.2420030103 https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2420030103