On resisting the temptation for simplification: counterintentional effects of stereotype suppression on social memory
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Individuals demonstrate a higher recall for unwanted stereotype material after experiencing a period of stereotype suppression. This stereotype suppression is a laborious and stressful mental process. It also reduces attentional resources available for processing goal-related data. However, the suppression increases the influence of stereotype-based recollections on the individual's evaluations. The tendency to make judgements is more pronounced in stereotype suppressors than in stereotype users, as the former have poorer but more stereotypic knowledge of the target than the latter.
Publication Name: Social Cognition
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-016X
Year: 1996
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On construing others: Category and stereotype activation from facial cues
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A study was conducted to establish whether the processes of category and stereotype activation operate with the same level of efficiency or whether there is a difference in the demands made by their respective processing. It was observed that even in the absence of focal attention, there was a tendency for faces to trigger category and stereotype activation.
Publication Name: Social Cognition
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-016X
Year: 2006
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The efficient use of race and Afrocentric features in inverted faces
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The degree to which individuals possess Afrocentric features appears to influence people into applying stereotypes within racial groups. Tests were performed to establish the efficiency with which race and Afrocentric features can be extracted from faces and influence social judgment with the use of inverted faces.
Publication Name: Social Cognition
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0278-016X
Year: 2006
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