When Im Right Youre Wrong Attitude Correctness Facilitates

When I’m Right You’re Wrong: Attitude Correctness Facilitates Intergroup Anger and Negative Perceptions of Opposing Others

Purpose The purpose of this research is to examine factors that contribute to intergroup conflict.

Background • Attitude certainty • Attitude clarity • Attitude correctness and conflict (Rios, De. Marree, & Statzer, 2014). • Attitude correctness and persuasion (Cheatham & Tormala, 2015). • Intergroup conflict and emotions (Mackie & Devos, 2000). • Intergroup conflict and perception (Fiske & Cuddy, 2002)

Hypotheses • We predict that • Increasing attitude correctness will cause more intergroup anger and intentions to approach the outgroup. • Perceptions of lower outgroup competence. • And, perceptions of lower outgroup warmth.

Method • Independent Variable: Attitude clarity and attitude correctness • Then we will show participants an online-profile of an out-group member. • Dependent Variable: The participants perception of the opposing person by describing their warmth and competence, their willingness to confront them, and their emotions.

Expected Results, What we learned, and Practical Importance • Expected Results: We expect high attitude correctness to • increase intergroup anger and intentions to approach the outgroup • View outgroups as low in competence and warmth. • What will we learn: • We will learn that attitude correctness is one of the factors that lead to intergroup conflict. • Practical Importance: • If we can understand what causes intergroup conflict then we can design interventions to reduce it.