Abstract
Growinlarization between social and political groups is a major problem for modern democracies. It is evident in the way we perceive social groups that are different from our own, as well as in our notion of how those groups perceive us, and how they believe we think. Studies have shown that individuals hold false beliefs about how other groups perceive their own group’s perceptions: typically, those meta-perceptions are negative and exaggerated. In this chapter, we focus on Israeli political groups, by exploring the antecedents, constraints, and behavioral outcomes of false beliefs about a rival group. Beyond the specific context, we propose that false beliefs about how the perceptions of the other group are attenuated when one contemplates an identified individual member, as opposed to the other group as a whole.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Psychology of False Beliefs |
| Subtitle of host publication | Collective Delusions and Conspiracy Theories |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 306-321 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040334881 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032834139 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2025 selection and editorial matter, Joseph P. Forgas; individual chapters, the contributors.