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Eighty undergraduate students were asked to describe themselves using high-level or low-level terms of action identification theory and self-presentation. The subjects were told that they were trying to impress an easily-impressionable person or a difficult-to-impress person. Ratings made by the subjects and observers showed that low-level terms of action identificationtheory and self-presentation such as smiling when appropriate, were more effective in terms of getting positive first impressions.
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Research presented examines how status affects intergroup relations and cooperation between groups of differing status levels. Findings suggest that groups with low status are less likely to cohere into a unified group under shared-goal conditions, and analysis of the hierarchy of social identification reveals that social comparisons within a group will mediate the members' decision to break down group boundaries.
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A study was conducted on African-Americans who believed they would complete an intellectually challenging task with a partner rated their preferences for African-American and American potential partners. The magnitude of this relationship held even when controlling for explicit attitudes that were related to partner preference.
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