APS

29th APS Annual Convention

Taking Identity to the Extreme: How our Political and Social Identities can Inform our Beliefs of Group Membership and Perceptions of each other

Boston, MA

Social

Three panelists present their findings on the impact of one’s identity on the formation of social groups and perceptions of group members. Data collected on the identity and identity fusion of White Extremist groups and Political groups are presented.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Katherine AumerChair
    Hawaii Pacific University

Presentations

  1. “Deplorables”: Reciprocal Dehumanization across Party LinesEmile Bruneau, Nour Kteily
  2. Permeability of Extremist Group MembershipKatherine Aumer, Daniel Ikejimba, Ahriika Jordan, Jessica Quintua, Michael Erickson
  3. People Make Bayesian Judgments Despite Their Egalitarian IdentitiesJack Cao, Max Kleiman-Weiner, Mahzarin Banaji
  4. Social Self-Views Predicting ExtremismConor Seyle