apostasy-phobia: an extension of the black sheep effect rosina kamis supervisor: alison chasteen
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Apostasy-Phobia: An Extension of The Black Sheep Effect
Rosina KamisSupervisor: Alison Chasteen
Non-Deviate Deviate
In-Group
Out-group
Evaluation
Black Sheep Effect
Changed groups
Religious In-Group
Religious Out-Group
Believers
Apostates
Believers since childhood
Apostasy-phobiaReligious In-
Group
Religious Out-Group
Believers
Converts
Believers since childhood
Evaluation
Apostasy-phobiaReligious In-
Group
Religious Out-Group
Believers
Converts
Believers since childhood
Evaluation
People with no religion
No Religion Out-Group
Apostasy-phobiaReligious In-
Group
Religious Out-Group
Believers
Convert from In-Group
Believers since childhood
Evaluation
People with no religion
No Religion Out-Group
Convert from Out-
Group
Apostasy-phobia
Procedures
1. Demographics I
1. Demographics I2. Scenario
1. Demographics I2. Scenario3. Evaluation of Adam
1. Demographics I2. Scenario3. Evaluation of Adam4. Reasons Adam left participants’ religion
1. Demographics I2. Scenario3. Evaluation of Adam4. Reasons Adam left participants’ religion5. Behavioral intentions towards Adam
1. Demographics I2. Scenario3. Evaluation of Adam4. Reasons Adam left participants’ religion5. Behavioral intensions towards Adam6. Behavioral intentions towards participants’ faith
1. Demographics I2. Scenario3. Evaluation of Adam4. Reasons Adam left participants’ religion5. Behavioral intensions towards Adam6. Behavioral intentions towards participants’ faith7. Religiosity
1. Demographics I2. Scenario3. Evaluation of Adam4. Reasons Adam left participants’ religion5. Behavioral intensions towards Adam6. Behavioral intentions towards participants’ faith7. Religiosity8. Demographics II
Results
DV: Evaluation of Adam
DV: Reasons for Leaving Participant’s Religion
As religiosity increases, attribution to external reasons increases
DV: Reasons for Leaving Participant’s Religion
DV: Reasons for Leaving Participant’s Religion
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Religiosity
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
Internal Attribution
condnew religion apostateno religion apostate
R Sq Linear = 0.003
R Sq Linear = 0.334
DV: Behavioral Intentions towards Adam
As religiosity increases, willingness to take action increases
1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00
Religiosity
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
Willingness to take action towards Adam
condalways disbelievernew religion apostateno religion apostatecontrol
R Sq Linear = 0.053
R Sq Linear = 0.58
R Sq Linear = 0.477
R Sq Linear = 0.063
DV: Behavioral Intentions towards Adam
Action towards one's faith
0
1
2
3
4
5
Always-disbeliever
New-religion-apostate
No-religion-apostate
Control
Condition
Willingness to take
action
DV: Behavioral Intentions towards Participants’ Faith
As religiosity increases, willingness to take action increases
Discussion
Apostasy-phobiaReligious In-
Group
Religious Out-Group
Believers
Convert from In-Group
Believers since childhood
Evaluation
People with no religion
No Religion Out-Group
Convert from Out-
Group
2 Important Points
1. APOSTASY PHOBIA: A target who left participants’ religion was evaluated more negatively than a target who was always in another religion.
2. Participants are more willing to take action to (re)convert a target that left their religion versus a target that was always in another religion.
Implications
Science
Counseling
Law
Inter-group relations
ROSINA KAMIS
• Email: [email protected]• Yahoo! ID: rosinakamis• ICQ #: 130230638• AOL screen name: rosinakamis• MSN ID: [email protected]
University of Toronto
• Alison Chasteen, PhD• Dominic Packer• Chasteen Social Cognition Lab Members• Jay Van Bavel• Ramon Brasser, PhD (Astronomy), Queen’s
University
Acknowledgments