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The psychology of intergroup relations was grounded in intragroup processes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 January 2024

R. Matthew Montoya Open the ORCID record for R. Matthew Montoya [Opens in a new window]  and
Brad Pinter
R. Matthew Montoya*
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Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia matthew.montoya@murdoch.edu.au
Brad Pinter
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University, Altoona, PA, USA tbp1@psu.edu
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Abstract

Although Glowacki proposed that peace developed from the relatively recent advent of intergroup norms and tolerance for out-group members, we submit that (a) positive intergroup relations developed from a psychology grounded in the regulation of intragroup relations, (b) the “default” intergroup orientation is uncertainty, and (c) positive intergroup relations likely existed early in our evolutionary history.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 47 , 2024 , e21
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