Elements of a Lay Theory of Groups: Types of Groups, Relational Styles, and the Perception of Group Entitativity

By Brian Lickel, D. Hamilton, Steven J. Sherman. 2001

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Too Exciting to Fail, Too Sincere to Succeed: The Effects of Brand Personality on Sensory Disconfirmation (2016, unknown): “It is believed that people develop lay theories or knowledge structures, regarding the nature of their social world, in order to interpret, predict, and control the broader social environment (Lickel, Hamilton, and Sherman 2001).”
Lay Theories and Intergroup Relations (2006, background): “Implications of lay theories for group processes and intergroup relations There are numerous types of groups, and research by Lickel and colleagues (Lickel et al., 2000, 2001) reveals that lay perceivers roughly distinguish between four types of groups: intimacy groups (e.g. friends), social…”
The Roles of Entitativity and Essentiality in Judgments of Collective Responsibility (2006, result): “Is it reasonable to argue that a single framework for group-based responsibility can be applied to such different types of groups such as nationality, family, and company? Certainly, it seems that these groups differ in many respects and past research indicates that perceivers possess an implicit fo”
Moral psychology is relationship regulation: moral motives for unity, hierarchy, equality, and proportionality. (2011, unknown): “Lickel and colleagues (Denson, Lickel, Curtis, Sten-strom, & Ames, 2006; Lickel, Hamilton, & Sherman, 2001; Lickel, Schmader, & Hamilton, 2003) have found that such collective responsibility for wrongdoing is mediated by perceptions of inter-personal interdependence among those connected to a…”
Got to Get You into My Life (2009, unknown): “Implicit Self-Theories Individuals develop lay theories, or knowledge structures, regarding the nature of the social world in order to interpret, predict, and control their social worlds (Lickel, Hamilton, and Sherman 2001).”
Lay Theories About White Racists: What Constitutes Racism (and What Doesn't) (2006, unknown): “Hong, Levy, & Chiu, 2001; Levy, Plaks, Hong, Chiu, & Dweck, 2001; Lickel, Hamilton, & Sherman, 2001 ).”