Transcript Black Sheep Effect (BSE)

Apostasy-Phobia: An Extension
of The Black Sheep Effect
Rosina Kamis
Supervisor: Alison Chasteen
Black Sheep Effect
Non-Deviate
Deviate
In-Group
Evaluation
Out-group
Religious
Out-Group
Religious InGroup
Changed groups
Apostates
Believers
Believers since
childhood
Apostasy-phobia
Religious
Out-Group
Religious InGroup
Converts
Believers
Evaluation
Believers since
childhood
Apostasy-phobia
Religious
Out-Group
Religious InGroup
Converts
Believers
Evaluation
Believers since
childhood
No Religion
Out-Group
People with
no religion
Apostasy-phobia
Religious
Out-Group
Religious InGroup
Convert
from InGroup
Believers
Evaluation
Believers since
childhood
No Religion
Out-Group
Convert
from OutGroup
People with
no religion
Apostasy-phobia
Procedures
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Demographics I
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Demographics I
Scenario
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Demographics I
Scenario
Evaluation of Adam
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Demographics I
Scenario
Evaluation of Adam
Reasons Adam left participants’ religion
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Demographics I
Scenario
Evaluation of Adam
Reasons Adam left participants’ religion
Behavioral intentions towards Adam
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Demographics I
Scenario
Evaluation of Adam
Reasons Adam left participants’ religion
Behavioral intensions towards Adam
Behavioral intentions towards participants’ faith
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Demographics I
Scenario
Evaluation of Adam
Reasons Adam left participants’ religion
Behavioral intensions towards Adam
Behavioral intentions towards participants’ faith
Religiosity
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Demographics I
Scenario
Evaluation of Adam
Reasons Adam left participants’ religion
Behavioral intensions towards Adam
Behavioral intentions towards participants’ faith
Religiosity
Demographics II
Results
DV: Evaluation of Adam
DV: Reasons for Leaving Participant’s Religion
As religiosity increases, attribution to external reasons increases
DV: Reasons for Leaving Participant’s Religion
DV: Reasons for Leaving Participant’s Religion
cond
7.00
new religion
apostate
no religion
apostate
Internal Attribution
6.00
5.00
4.00
3.00
R Sq Linear = 0.334
2.00
R Sq Linear = 0.003
1.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
Religiosity
5.00
6.00
DV: Behavioral Intentions towards Adam
As religiosity increases, willingness to take action increases
DV: Behavioral Intentions towards Adam
cond
7.00
always disbeliever
Willingness to take action towards Adam
new religion
apostate
no religion
apostate
6.00
control
5.00
4.00
3.00
R Sq Linear = 0.063
R Sq Linear = 0.477
R Sq Linear = 0.58
2.00
R Sq Linear = 0.053
1.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
Religiosity
5.00
6.00
DV: Behavioral Intentions towards Participants’ Faith
Willingness to take
action
Action towards one's faith
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3
2
1
0
Alwaysdisbeliever
New-religionapostate
No-religionapostate
Control
Condition
As religiosity increases, willingness to take action increases
Discussion
Apostasy-phobia
Religious
Out-Group
Religious InGroup
Convert
from InGroup
Believers
Evaluation
Believers since
childhood
No Religion
Out-Group
Convert
from OutGroup
People with
no religion
2 Important Points
1. APOSTASY PHOBIA: A target who left
participants’ religion was evaluated more
negatively than a target who was always in
another religion.
2. Participants are more willing to take action to
(re)convert a target that left their religion versus
a target that was always in another religion.
Implications
Science
Counseling
Law
Inter-group relations
ROSINA KAMIS
University of Toronto
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Email: [email protected]
Yahoo! ID: rosinakamis
ICQ #: 130230638
AOL screen name: rosinakamis
MSN ID: [email protected]
Acknowledgments
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Alison Chasteen, PhD
Dominic Packer
Chasteen Social Cognition Lab Members
Jay Van Bavel
Ramon Brasser, PhD (Astronomy), Queen’s
University