title: Differences in anticipated interaction drive own group biases in face memory.
abstract: According to much research, the Own Group Bias (OGB) in face memory occurs as a consequence of social categorization - ingroup members are more likely than outgroup members to be encoded as individuals and remembered well. The current work is an examination of the role of anticipated future interaction in the OGB. We conducted two studies showing that anticipated interaction influences group-based face memory. In Study 1, we provided correlational evidence that beliefs about the amount and importance of future interaction one will have with racial outgroup members is associated with the OGB, such that people expecting more interaction with outgroup members show a reduced OGB. In Study 2, we manipulated expectations about future interactions with lab-created groups and observed that high levels of anticipated future interaction with the outgroup eliminated the OGB. Thus, social group categorization drives face memory biases to the extent that group membership affords the expectation of interpersonal interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: John Paul
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America.
authors.forename: Pirita E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: See
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological and Social Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Abington, Abington, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bernstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, United States of America.
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hugenberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio, United States of America.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chartier
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D005145:Face; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory