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Schafer, Sarina J., Simsek, Muge ORCID: 0000-0002-3559-6874, Jaspers, Eva, Kros, Mathijs, Hewstone, Miles, Schmid, Katharina, Fell, Benjamin F., Dorrough, Angela R., Glockner, Andreas and Christ, Oliver ORCID: 0000-0002-4022-9278 . Dynamic Contact Effects: Individuals' Positive and Negative Contact History Influences Intergroup Contact Effects in a Behavioral Game. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol.. WASHINGTON: AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC. ISSN 1939-1315

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Abstract

Positive contact between members of different groups reduces prejudice and increases cooperation, findings known as intergroup contact effects. Yet in real-world settings not only positive, but also negative intergroup contact occurs, which have opposing effects. To date little is known about whether and how an individual's valenced history of intergroup contact influences contact effects and how this dynamic change happens during specific instances of intergroup contact. A pilot study examined the psychological impact of a novel paradigm to assess intergroup contact using a behavioral game. We then conducted two studies, which allowed us to observe a sequence of up to 23 in- and outgroup interactions and their behavioral outcomes in a continuous prisoner's dilemma behavioral game (N = 116, 2,668 interactions; N = 89, 1,513 interactions). As expected, participants showed a clear ingroup bias in expectations and cooperation. Furthermore, the quality of contact history moderated contact effects. Specifically, intergroup contact following a positive history of intergroup contact had a stronger effect on intergroup expectations than contact following a negative history thereof. Findings are discussed in view of the importance of considering the valenced history of intergroup contact, as well as new research questions on intergroup contact that can be addressed with this novel contact paradigm.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schafer, Sarina J. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Simsek, Muge UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3559-6874 UNSPECIFIED Jaspers, Eva UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Kros, Mathijs UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hewstone, Miles UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schmid, Katharina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Fell, Benjamin F. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dorrough, Angela R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Glockner, Andreas UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Christ, Oliver UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4022-9278 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-595007
DOI:	10.1037/pspi0000374
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Pers. Soc. Psychol.
Publisher:	AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
Place of Publication:	WASHINGTON
ISSN:	1939-1315
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL CATEGORIZATION; ADAPTATION-LEVEL; PREJUDICE; JUDGMENTS; DISCONFIRMABILITY; CONFIRMABILITY; IMPRESSIONS; PERCEPTIONS; COOPERATION; PSYCHOLOGY Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/59500