Ingroup/Outgroup Attitudes and Group Evaluations: The Role of Competition in British Classroom Settings

Table 3

Percentages of children that preferred as their own choice—and inferred that a new peer would prefer—the ingroup by age group, condition, and competition status.

	6-7 years				9-10 years
	Control	Experimental			Control	Experimental
		Winners	Losers			Winners	Losers
	()	()	()		()	()	()
Their own choice	64	100	20	18.20	72	100	60	6.17
Peer inference	71	92	67	2.72	76	92	60	3.48

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