When similarity breeds content: Need for closure and the allure of homogeneous and self-resembling groups
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Kruglanski, AW; Shah, JY; Pierro, A; Mannetti, L
Published in: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
January 1, 2002
Four studies explored the relation between members' need for cognitive closure and their feelings toward groups. It was found that high (vs. low) need for closure individuals liked in-groups and out-groups more as function of the degree to which their membership was perceived as homogeneous (Studies 1-4), provided it was also self-similar (Studies 3 and 4). These results are discussed in terms of the relation between need for closure and homogeneous (vs. heterogeneous) groups' apparent potential as "closure providers.".
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Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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0022-3514
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Volume
83
Issue
3
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648 / 662
Related Subject Headings
- Social Psychology
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology
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Kruglanski, A. W., Shah, J. Y., Pierro, A., & Mannetti, L. (2002). When similarity breeds content: Need for closure and the allure of homogeneous and self-resembling groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(3), 648–662. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.83.3.648
Kruglanski, A. W., J. Y. Shah, A. Pierro, and L. Mannetti. “When similarity breeds content: Need for closure and the allure of homogeneous and self-resembling groups.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 83, no. 3 (January 1, 2002): 648–62. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.83.3.648.
Kruglanski AW, Shah JY, Pierro A, Mannetti L. When similarity breeds content: Need for closure and the allure of homogeneous and self-resembling groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2002 Jan 1;83(3):648–62.
Kruglanski, A. W., et al. “When similarity breeds content: Need for closure and the allure of homogeneous and self-resembling groups.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 83, no. 3, Jan. 2002, pp. 648–62. Scopus, doi:10.1037/0022-3514.83.3.648.
Kruglanski AW, Shah JY, Pierro A, Mannetti L. When similarity breeds content: Need for closure and the allure of homogeneous and self-resembling groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 2002 Jan 1;83(3):648–662.
Published In
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI
ISSN
0022-3514
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Volume
83
Issue
3
Start / End Page
648 / 662
Related Subject Headings
- Social Psychology
- 1702 Cognitive Sciences
- 1701 Psychology
- 1505 Marketing