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What factors influence identification with a group? Discuss factors that influence the relative strength of identification people might have with a group.

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(1) What factors influence identification with a group? Discuss factors that influence the relative strength people might have with a group?

Research point to several factors that influence membership in a group that contributes to identification with the group that include: (a) a high level of commitment, (b) allegiance to a group based on the members' attraction to a group, and (c) trust in in group. Platow, Foddy, Yamagishi, Lim, & Chow (2012) evaluated the role that knowledge has in shared group membership on the basis of trusting a stranger. They assert that the knowledge of a group emerges when persons know and trust the group membership. For instance, Plaatow et al found that people are more likely to trust an in-group member rather than an out-group ...

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