Adults manifest a number of attributional biases in explaining the behavior of in- versus out-group members. The present study investigated the developmental origins of such biased explanation. Children from majority and minority populations in Israel, and from majority populations in Germany (N = 165), were asked to explain the behavior of in- and out-group members. Across ages and groups, children more often referred to group membership when explaining an out-group as compared to an in-group member’s behavior; and more often to individual factors when explaining an in-group as compared to an out-group member’s behavior. These findings are consistent with the early emergence of fundamental differences in the conceptualizations of in- and out-group members.

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儿童对群体内和群体外行为的解释不同

成年人在解释组内成员与组外成员的行为时表现出许多归因偏见。本研究调查了这种有偏见的解释的发展起源。来自以色列多数族群和少数族群以及德国多数族群 ( N  = 165) 的儿童被要求解释群体内和群体外成员的行为。在不同年龄和群体中，与群体内成员的行为相比，儿童在解释群体外成员的行为时更常提到群体成员资格；与外群体成员的行为相比，在解释群体内成员的行为时，更常见的是个人因素。这些发现与早期出现的组内和组外成员概念化的根本差异是一致的。