‘‘We” are familiar but ‘‘It” is not: Ingroup pronouns trigger feelings of familiarity

The notion that language can shape social perception has a long history in psychology. The current work adds to this literature by investigating the relationship between ingroup-designating pronouns and perceptions of familiarity. In two experiments, participants were exposed to nonsense syllables t...

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Main Author: Housley, Meghan K. (author)
Other Authors: Claypool, Heather M. (author), Garcia-Marques, Teresa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1543
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1543