On the activation of social stereotypes: the moderating role of processing objectives

Article Abstract:

Twenty-four male and 24 female students from Cardiff University participated in two experiments testing conditional automaticity of stereotype activation in individuals. The subjects were exposed to various photographs, and were asked to report detection of each stimulus and to state whether each photo presented an animate or inanimate object. Results show that spontaneous stereotype activation occurs only when subjects view stimuli in a semantic manner. These findings indicate the possibility of modifying stereotype activation by the manner in which a target is processed.

Stereotype (Psychology), Human information processing

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A tale of two primes: contextual limits on stereotype activation

Article Abstract:

The effects of contextual factors on stereotype activation are investigated, and it is anticipated that the manner in which triggering categorical cues are encountered would moderate the activation of stereotypical thinking. The findings suggest that the effects of individual differences on stereotype activation were restricted to priming stimuli that were easy-to--process.

Evaluation, Influence, Context effects (Psychology), Stereotyped behavior (Psychiatry), Stereotyped behaviour

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Contexts of cyrptomnesia: may the source be with you

Article Abstract:

Research presented examines cryptomnesia, a mental illusion that causes the false belief one has created a new idea when it is in fact a memory originated from a different source. This type of unintentional plagiarism is studied to determine under what conditions a perceiver is likely to appropriate others' behavioral products and treat them as their own.

Psychological aspects, Statistical Data Included, Plagiarism, Hallucinations and illusions, Hallucinations, Perception, Disorders of, Perceptual distortion

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