Two members of the same sex (intragroup) had a discussion about perceived differences between sexes and a group of two men and a group of two women (intergroup) had a discussion on the same topic. When the discussion was situated as intergroup (i.e. men v women), the participants ideentified more with the stereotypes of their sexes than when the discussion was intragroup (i.e. man v man).

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An answer to the question:
- When do people define themselves at the group or individual level?

Self-categorization becomes more inclusive when the comparative scope becomes larger than the original self identification (Haslam and Turner 1992). Social identity is more prevalent in intergroup contexts v personal identity in intragroup contexts (Hogg and Turner 1987).  


Metacontrast on identification level

Turner, J. C., Oakes, P. J., Haslam, S. A., & McGarty, C. (1994). Self and collective: Cognition and social context. Personality and social psychology bulletin, 20(5), 454-463.

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