Rubin, Mark2025-03-282025-03-28Scopus:84858034346PubMed:22558832https://dspace-test.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/733744541Based on self-categorization theory, group status should be positively related to group prototypicality when the relevant superordinate category is positively valued. In this case, high-status groups should be perceived to be more prototypical than low-status groups even in the absence of concerns about maintaining a positive social identity. To test this hypothesis, a minimal group study was conducted in which participants (N=139) did not belong to any of the groups involved. Consistent with predictions, participants perceived high-status groups to be significantly more prototypical than low-status groups. Consistent with self-categorization theory's cognitive analysis, these results demonstrate that the relation between group status and group prototypicality is a relatively basic and pervasive effect that does not depend on social identity motives.4EnglishGroup processSelf-categorizationSocial identityGroup status is related to group prototypicality in the absence of social identity concerns2012-05-0110.1080/00224545.2011.614648http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84858034346&partnerID=8YFLogxK