In the present research, we investigated the combined role of accent (native vs. nonnative) and race (European native or White vs. nonnative or Black) in real-time in-group categorization among Italian participants. We found that targets presenting mixed cues (i.e., Black persons with a native accent and White persons with a nonnative accent) led to the simultaneous and parallel activation of in-group and out-group representation in the early stage of person perception, showing that both accent and appearance were initially processed. However, later in the process, when accent and appearance did not match, the first played a major role in the participants’ construal of the target as “one of us.” Finally, we examined the role of social identification, beliefs on the importance of language and race, prejudice, social dominance, and contacts with first-generation Italians in the categorization process. Theoretical and applied implications of the findings are discussed.

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我们中的一员：关于口音和种族在实时组内分类中的作用

在目前的研究中，我们调查了意大利参与者在实时组内分类中口音（本土与非本土）和种族（欧洲本土或白人与非本土或黑人）的综合作用。我们发现呈现混合线索的目标（即具有母语口音的黑人和具有非母语口音的白人）导致在人感知的早期阶段同时并行激活组内和组外表征，表明最初对口音和外观进行了处理。然而，在这个过程的后期，当口音和外表不匹配时，第一个在参与者将目标解释为“我们中的一个人”中发挥了重要作用。最后，我们研究了社会认同的作用、对语言和种族重要性的信念、偏见、社会支配地位、并在分类过程中与第一代意大利人接触。讨论了研究结果的理论和应用意义。