Reterink, Susanne (2025) The role of negative meta-perceptions in intergroup context. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of meta-dehumanization, meta-hate, and meta-prejudice among non-Muslims toward Muslims in the UK. Using an experimental design with three conditions, participants (N = 382) were randomly assigned to either the meta-dehumanization, meta-hate, or meta-prejudice condition. Each participant was exposed to a fabricated, allegedly real news article portraying British Muslims as dehumanizing, hating, or disliking British non-Muslims. Following this, participants completed a questionnaire assessing hate, dehumanization, willingness for intergroup contact, and support for aggressive collective actions. Results indicated that both meta-dehumanization and meta-hate led to greater hate, dehumanization, and reduced willingness for intergroup contact compared to meta-prejudice. Furthermore, meta-dehumanization resulted in stronger support for aggressive collective actions than both meta-hate and meta-prejudice.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Borinca, I. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route/Track: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2025 12:56 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2025 12:56 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4539 |
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