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Optimal distinctiveness theoryCategorizationPsychologyIngroups and outgroupsSocial psychologySocial identity theorySocial perceptionIn-group favoritismSocial approvalSocial groupPerceptionLinguistics
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- 29
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- 6
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- 836-842
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Harold B. Gerard,
Michael F. Hoyt
(1974).
Distinctiveness of social categorization and attitude toward ingroup members..
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
, 29
(6)
, 836-842.
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0036204
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- 10.1037/h0036204