国外外群体同质性效应研究述评

A Review of Researches on the Out-group Homogeneity Effect Abroad

外群体同质性是刻板印象研究的一个特例,它是指人们倾向于认为外群体成员比内群体成员具有更加固定、刻板的特征,成员间具有更多的相似性和更少的变异性。目前国外外群体同质性效应研究具有以下几个特点:研究对象更为广泛;测量方法多样化;注重对机制的探讨;关注中介变量。

Out-group homogeneity can be considered a special case of stereotyping. It means people perceive the out-group as more fixed and stereotypic, more similar and less diverse. The researches of the out-group homogeneity effect abroad are characterized by their broader scope of objects including minimal and special groups, variety of measuring methods, exploration of the internal mechanism and focus on mediating variables.