Effects of power on perceived and objective group variability: Evidence that more powerful groups are more variable

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作者
Guinote, A
Judd, CM
Brauer, M
机构
[1] Univ Essex, Dept Psychol, Colchester C04 35Q, Essex, England
[2] Univ Colorado, Dept Psychol, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
[3] Univ Clermont Ferrand, Dept Psychol, Clermont Ferrand, France
[4] Univ Clermont Ferrand, CNRS, Clermont Ferrand, France
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10.1037//0022-3514.82.5.708
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B84 [心理学];
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04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
The perception of group variability is affected by social power and status, Three different mechanisms may be responsible for these effects: (a) the power of the perceiver affects perceived group variability (b) the power of the perceived group affects its perceived variability; and (c) the power of the group affects its actual variability. Two studies are reported to tease apart these three mechanisms and provide support for the third. In the first study, high- and low-power groups interacted and subsequently judged each other. In the second study, participants observed and rated the Study I groups, either knowing their power relationship or not. Results suggest that members of high-power groups manifest greater interpersonal variability than members of low-power groups.
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页数:14
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