Effect of Information on the Out-group Perception and Ingroup Bias

By : Moinuddin, Shabana Bano

Page No: 33-42

Abstract
The present study was conducted to examine the effect of information on the outgroup perception and in-group bias. It was conducted with Hindu (n=120) and Muslim (n=120) adolescents using pre and post-test design. They were randomly assigned into three groups. They were exposed to a different kind of information (positive, negative and neutral). Results revealed that positive information exposure increased out-group positive perception and negative information exposure increased out-group negative perception in both Hindus and Muslims in comparison to the exposure to neutral information.

Authors :
Moinuddin : Assistant Professor – Department of Psychology, D.S. College, Aligarh, India.
Shabana Bano : Associate Professor – Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2023.18.01.4