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International Journal of Psychology & Behavior Analysis Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJPBA-105, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2015/105
Research Article
Collective Identity and Intergroup Discrimination: Outcomes in Contexts that Emphasize and do not Emphasize Intergroup Relations

John A. Hunter1*, Maurice Stringer2, Mike Banks1, Sarah Kafka1, Genevieve Iversen1, Olivia Scobie1, Quin Hu1, Saleh Moradi1 and Jill Hayhurst1

1Department of Psychology, University of Otago, 362 Leith St, North Dunedin, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
2Psychology Department, University of Ulster, Cromore Road, Coleraine, Londonderry BT52 1SA, United Kingdom
Dr. John A. Hunter, Psychology Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, PO BOX 56, New Zealand; E-mail: jhunter@psy.otago.ac.nz
05 September 2014; 25 December 2014; 25 January 2015
Hunter JA, Stringer M, Banks M, Kafka S, Iversen G, et al. (2015) Collective Identity and Intergroup Discrimination: Outcomes in Contexts that Emphasize and do not Emphasize Intergroup Relations. Int J Psychol Behav Anal 1: 105. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-3867/2015/105

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