Wenzel, MichaelMummendey, AmelieWaldzus, Sven2015-12-130022-1031http://hdl.handle.net/1885/85291An experiment with 213 participants provided evidence for in-group projection-the generalization of distinctive in-group attributes to a superordinate category. The frame of reference for in-group (German) judgments was manipulated by presenting either Italians or the British as an out-group. Results showed that attributes on which Germans differed from each out-group were accentuated not only in in-group judgments but also when judging Europeans. By adapting features of the superordinate category to those of the in-group, the in-group's similarity to, and the out-group's deviation from, the prototype of the superordinate category were maintained, if not emphasized. Further, higher in-group prototypicality-compared to out-group prototypicality-for the superordinate category was related to negative out-group attitudes. In-group projection was reduced when a complex representation of the superordinate category was primed.Keywords: In-group projection; Intergroup relations; Relative prototypicality; Superordinate categoryWhen different means worse: In-group prototypicality in changing intergroup contexts200510.1016/j.jesp.2004.05.0062015-12-12