Prejudiced people show self-glorification while unprejudiced people show objective self-appraisal

Evidence

We can begin with findings which suggest that the prejudiced person has a more consistently favorable impression of himself than does the unprejudiced person. The most directly relevant contrast in the coding categories is: “Self-glorification” as opposed to “Objective self-appraisal.” Prejudiced persons say such things as: “I have always tried to live according to His Ten Commandments” or “Think one of my best assets is my poise” or “I’ve always had a happy disposition, and I’ve always been honest with my family.” From unprejudiced subjects come such appraisals as: “I’m rather shy, don’t like competition” or “I don’t mean I am in love with my mother, but I have a dependency complex…married a woman older than myself.” — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 529 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Both prejudiced and unprejudiced personalities pay a psychological price under poor conditions. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1834; Glorification means national in-group superiority and deference to its symbols and rules. — Sonia Roccas and Yechiel Klar and Ido Liviatan, The Paradox of Group-Based Guilt: Modes…, 35; Contradictory thinking and self-serving bias are universal human traits (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Prejudiced people report more consistently favorable self-images than unprejudiced people #expands (0.92) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 529