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The assimilation effect, assimilation bias or biased assimilation is a bias in evaluative judgments towards the position of a context stimulus, while contrast effects describe a negative correlation between a judgment and contextual information.
"Assimilation and Contrast Effects in Cultural Frame Switching". Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. "Multiracial Identity Integration: Perceptions of Conflict and Distance among Multiracial Individuals". Journal of Social Issues
Kim's theory focused on the unitary nature of psychological and social processes and the reciprocal functional personal environment interdependence. [7] Although this view was the earliest to fuse micro-psychological and macro-social factors into an integrated theory, it is clearly focused on assimilation rather than racial or ethnic integration.
This runs counter to classic assimilation theories, which suggest that successful structural integration should lead to better psychological adaptation and more positive attitudes toward the host society. The paradox has been documented among various immigrant groups in different countries, with higher educated immigrants reporting a lower ...
An example is Young Yun Kim's cross-cultural adaptation theory. The theory focuses on the unitary nature of psychological and social processes and the reciprocal functional personal environment interdependence. [3] This view takes into account micro-psychological and macro-social factors into a theoretical fusion "vertical integration" of theory.
Religious assimilation refers to the adoption of a majority or dominant culture's religious practices and beliefs by a minority or subordinate culture; Assimilation effect, a frequently observed bias in social cognition; Assimilation (French colonial), an ideological basis of French colonial policy in the 19th and 20th centuries
Former President Barack Obama recently suggested “it’s not racist” to say immigrants in the U.S. should learn English. “Should we want to encourage newcomers to learn the language of the ...
A contrast effect is when the individual's self-concept is pushed away from the comparison target, leading to a negative relationship between self-concept and the comparison group. According to Schwarz and Bless's (1992) inclusion/exclusion model of judgment, assimilation effects occur when the target of comparison is included in the mental ...