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Responding to deviance: target exclusion and differential devaluation.

Scott Eidelman1, Paul J Silvia, Monica Biernat

  • 1University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5752, USA. scott.eidelman@maine.edu

Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
|August 12, 2006
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People often devalue ingroup deviants, but excluding them from the group can reduce this negative reaction. This exclusion strategy helps manage perceived threats from those who challenge group norms.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Group Dynamics
  • Intergroup Relations

Background:

  • Ingroup deviance poses a challenge to group cohesion and identity.
  • Understanding how individuals manage threats from dissenting ingroup members is crucial for group functioning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how people respond to ingroup versus outgroup deviants.
  • To examine the role of exclusion and devaluation in managing ingroup deviance.
  • To explore the impact of response order (evaluation vs. exclusion) on these processes.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted with participants holding strong group-defining opinions (prowar Republicans, prolife Christians).
  • Participants evaluated either an ingroup or outgroup deviant who challenged their group's opinions.

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  • The order of response options (evaluating the deviant vs. structuring group boundaries/exclusion) was counterbalanced.

    • Main Results:

    • Ingroup deviants were devalued more than outgroup deviants, but only when evaluation preceded exclusion.
    • Participants consistently excluded deviants from their ingroup, regardless of response order.
    • Exclusion eliminated differential devaluation and altered liking for deviants (decreasing for outgroup, increasing for ingroup).

    Conclusions:

    • Devaluation of ingroup deviants serves as a mechanism for exclusion.
    • Excluding deviants reduces the perceived threat they pose to the ingroup.
    • Group boundary management is a key strategy for maintaining ingroup norms and cohesion.