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Hamilton & Gifford (1976)

To test the Illusory Correlation

Results

Conclusion

  • Participants judged that Group B were worse/ had more undesirable qualities than Group A
  • Because Group B was smaller, their negative statements were magnified more
  • Illusory Correlations were made by participants
  • The negative behaviours of Group B were magnified because the group was smaller
  • This led to participants thinking that Group B were more negative people

Method

Aim

Method cont....

To investigate the effects of illusory correlations on perceptions of people

  • Group A had 18 positive statements, 8 negative
  • Group B had 9 positive statements, 4 negative
  • Participants were asked to answer questions about the membs of each group
  • Researchers asked participants to read about 2 different groups
  • Group A had 26 members, Group B had 13 members
  • This difference created a majority and minority group
  • Participants had to listen to positive and negative statements about people from each group
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