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Self-categorization theory

Self-categorization theory is a theory in social psychology that describes the circumstances under which a person will perceive collections of people (including themselves) as a group, as well as the consequences of perceiving people in group terms. Although the theory is often introduced as an explanation of psychological group formation (which was one…

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Self-categorization theory

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related to Category hierarchies · 15
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related to Social influence · 15
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related to Online category formation · 10
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related to Levels of abstraction · 8
Self-categorization theory → Drawing, In, Instead, It, The, This, To, Turner
related to Out-group homogeneity · 8
Self-categorization theory → Conversely, In, Indeed, Outgroup, Self-categorization, The, This, Under
related to Depersonalization and self-stereotyping · 7
Self-categorization theory → According, For, Further, Here, This, Turner, Under
related to Prototypicality · 6
Self-categorization theory → An, For, In, More, Self-categorization, Specifically
related to Motivation in the theory · 5
Self-categorization theory → Brewer, Brown, For, Reynolds, Turner
related to Determinants of categorization · 4
Self-categorization theory → Bruner's, In, The, This
is a · 1
Self-categorization theory → theory in social psychology that describes the circumstances under which a person will perceive collections of people

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social theory self-categorization category self perceiver ingroup identity outgroup group may influence example members context categorization salient depersonalization comparative categories

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Manchester United fans may be an ingroup for a perceiver who may compare with a relevant outgroupinstance ofwhere a particular social group0.80text
Self-categorization theoryrelated to Category hierarchiesSelf-categorization0.60section
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