An affective route to outgroup derogation [Elektronische Ressource] : the role of group based anger as exemplified by the triggered displaced aggression paradigm / von Kerstin Schütte

An affective route to outgroup derogation. The role of group-based anger as exemplified by the triggered displaced aggression paradigm Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Fakultät für Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Dipl.-Psych. Kerstin Schütte geboren am 01.12.1975 in Lübbecke Gutachter 1. Junior-Prof. PD Dr. Thomas Kessler, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 2. Prof. Dr. Amélie Mummendey, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Tag des Kolloquiums: 14.12.2006ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many people contributed in various ways to the completion of this thesis. First of all, I want to thank my supervisor Thomas Kessler and also Amélie Mummendey for putting me in the position to acquire a new, much valued group membership: experimental social psychologist. You have introduced me to a captivating field of research. Thank you, Thomas, for all your suggestions and advice. Amélie, thank you also for making Jena such a stimulating place by putting so much energy in creating this exceptional research environment. Particularly, I also want to express my gratitude towards former and current colleagues in the “nucleus”, the Humboldtstraße 26.