As a basic process and an important way of social cognition, social categorization is the subjective process of dividing others into different groups based on shared similarity. It is also the focus of current research fields such as cognitive psychology and social psychology. Social categorization organizes the rich knowledge about human attributes and the complex network of human social life and plays a critical role in understanding the self in the interpersonal group, giving meaning and reducing uncertainty, predicting stereotypes and inter...
