... omnipresent feature of intergroup relations" (Brown 2007 p138). The groups were decided on trivial performance criteria and assigned to groups on the basis of the outcome. Ingroup and outgroup members were unanimous except for a group code and a number. The results showed that even though the groups were purely cognitive, in group favouritism occurred in relation to the allocation ... the cognitive approach to categorisation within social identity theory which assumes that individuals self categorise into culturally available groups. Too much sensory information determines that individ...

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