Quantum mechanics

Context (archaeology)

Biology

Collective action

Social psychology

Social group

Economics

Computer science

Anger

Paleontology

Physics

Social identity theory

Psychology

Politics

Management

Offensive

Political science

Artificial intelligence

Salient

Action (physics)

Contempt

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Three studies tested the idea that when social identity is salient, group-based appraisals elicit specific emotions and action tendencies toward out-groups. Participants' group memberships were made salient and the collective support apparently enjoyed by the in-group was measured or manipulated. The authors then measured anger and fear (Studies 1 and 2) and anger and contempt (Study 3), as well as the desire to move against or away from the out-group. Intergroup anger was distinct from intergroup fear, and the inclination to act against the out-group was distinct from the tendency to move away from it. Participants who perceived the in-group as strong were more likely to experience anger toward the out-group and to desire to take action against it. The effects of perceived in-group strength on offensive action tendencies were mediated by anger.

Intergroup emotions: Explaining offensive action tendencies in an intergroup context.