The effects of ingroup-outgroup membership on minority influence when group membership is determined by a trivial categorisation

Robin Martin

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Abstract

Two experiments are reported which investigate the influence of ingroup and outgroup minority influence where group membership was determined according to a trivial dimension. The results of the first experiment replicate an earlier study and show that an ingroup minority has significantly more influence than an outgroup minority. In the second study the connotations associated with membership of the ingroup and outgroup (positive/negative) were experimentally manipulated. When ingroup/outgroup membership was associated with a positive/negative image respectively, the ingroup minority had the most influence. However, when ingroup/outgroup membership was associated with a negative/positive image, as predicted, an outgroup minority had more influence than an ingroup minority. These results are interpreted as supporting an intergroup analysis of minority influence processes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-142
Number of pages12
JournalSocial behavior and personality
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1992

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