entitativity

English

Etymology

From entitative +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.tɪˌteɪ.tɪv.ɪ.ti/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.tɪ.tə.tɪv.ɪ.ti/

Noun

entitativity (uncountable)

1. (psychology) The perception of a group as a single entity, distinct from its members.
   • 2014 August 25, Sammyh S Khan et al., “Efficacy and well-being in rural north India: The role of social identification with a large-scale community identity”, in European Journal of Social Psychology‎^[1], volume 44, →DOI:

     Although there may be different bases for group entitativity in non-Western contexts, Yuki et al. (2005) observe that this does not undermine the significance of group memberships for cognition and behavior.