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Wilder, David A.; Allen, Vernon L. – 1974
When categorized into one of two groups, subjects preferred information indicating ingroup similarity and outgroup dissimilarity. When categorized into a single group, subjects preferred maximum information about others regardless of content. No preference occurred when subjects were not categorized into a group. Thus, preferred information…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Group Dynamics, Group Membership