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Fig. 15.3 Effects of target's membership on truthfulness of stimulus story (from 1 D not at all to
7 D extremely ): mean scores of each target's membership condition (ingroup vs. outgroup)

Fig. 15.4 Effects of target's membership on perceived impact of stimulus story (from 1 D not at
all to 7 D extremely ): mean scores of each target's membership condition (ingroup vs. outgroup)

15.7.1 Structural Analyses: Testing a Model

According to our findings, then, the emotional impact and perceived truthfulness of
the story may play an important role in emphasizing the empathic reaction toward
the outgroup victim. As in the two previous studies, these reactions seem to refer