Investigating the notion that belief in afrerlife (BA)

This study examines the reliability and validity of a German version of the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity (MIBI) in a sample of 170 BlackGermans. The internal consistencies of all subscales are at least moderate. The factorial structure of the MIBI, as assessed by principal component analysis, corresponds to a high degree to the supposed underlying dimensional structure. Construct validity was examined by analyzing (a) the intercorrelations of the MIBI subscales and (b) the correlations of the subscales with external variables. Predictive validity was assessed by analyzing the correlations of three MIBI subscales with the level of intra-racial contact. All but one prediction concerning

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While a considerable amount of research has centered on explaining the risky shift (enhancement of risk acceptance through group discussion; see, for example, Dion, Baron, and Miller, 1970), few studies have investigated the generality of the phenomenon. Three of several ways in which the laboratory context is usually lacking of reality are: (a) The decision consequences are imaginary, as in the 'Choice-Dilemma' situations used in most of the risky-shift research; ib) the decision consequences -even if they are real (e.g. money) -are slight; and (c) the decisions are made for oneself (whereas in real life many decisions involve agents acting on behalf of others).The present study was designed to investigate the effects of the above three factors -type of incentive, magnitude of stake and decision target -using a betting task as tbe decision situation.

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