1. Slang terms are often known only within a clique or ingroup . 2. This theory is primarily based on the concept of ingroup members. 3. Decategorization often causes ingroup members to perceive fewer similarities among themselves. 4. Vicarious contact involves simply observing an ingroup member interact with an outgroup member. 5. On top of this, outgroup and ingroup attitudes may reinforce each other. 6. This categorization ( ingroup vs . outgroup ) is often automatic and unconscious. 7. An ingroup is an interdependent set of individuals with which a person identifies. 8. Various kinds of language peculiar to ingroups can be named across a semantic field. 9. Conversely, when perceiving an ingroup the outgroup members may not be psychologically available. 10. In such circumstances there is no ingroup -outgroup categorization and thus no accentuation.
