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Previous studies have found that certain patterns emerge when people participate in intergroup interactions. However, fewer studies have yet explored the effects of interacting with an individual that has a dual identity, that is, someone who has characteristics of two separate and opposite identities. The present study explores intergroup interactions with a dual identity partner in the context ... read moreof sexual orientation. Sixty-three straight male undergraduates at Tufts University interacted with a confederate who they believed to be another participant. The sexual orientation of the confederate was manipulated such that participants believed that he was straight, gay, or bisexual (the dual identity-bisexual). Differences in participants' self-reports of overall embarrassment between the straight and gay condition were found.read less
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