title: Perspective taking eliminates differences in co-representation of out-group members' actions.
abstract: Coordinated action relies on shared representations between interaction partners: people co-represent actions of others in order to respond appropriately. However, little is known about the social factors that influence shared representations. We investigated whether actions performed by in-group and out-group members are represented differently, and if so, what role perspective-taking plays in this process. White participants performed a joint Simon task with an animated image of a hand with either white or black skin tone. Results of study I demonstrated that actions performed by in-group members were co-represented while actions of out-group members were not. In study II, it was found that participants co-represented actions of out-group members when they had read about an out-group member and to take his perspective prior to the actual experiment. Possible explanations for these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9104, 6500 HE Nijmegen, The Netherlands. B.Muller@psych.ru.nl
authors.forename: Barbara C N
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kühn
authors.forename: Rick B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: van Baaren
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dotsch
authors.forename: Marcel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brass
authors.forename: Ap
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dijksterhuis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D011930:Reaction Time; D012933:Social Identification