Publication year
1999Source
Swiss Journal of Psychology, 58, 4, (1999), pp. 241-250ISSN
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Journal title
Swiss Journal of Psychology
Volume
vol. 58
Issue
iss. 4
Page start
p. 241
Page end
p. 250
Subject
Behaviour Change and Well-beingAbstract
In the present study, automatic stereotype activation related to racial categories was examined utilizing a primed Stroop task. The speed of participants' ink-color naming of stereotypic and nonstereotypic target words following Black and White category primes were compared: slower naming times are presumed to reflect interference from automatic activation. The results provide support for automatic activation of implicit prejudice and stereotypes. With respect to prejudice, naming latencies tended to be slower for positive words following White than Black primes and slower for negative words following Black than White primes. With regard to stereotypes, participants demonstrated slower naming latencies for Black stereotypes, primarily those that were negatively valenced, following Black than White category primes. These findings provide further evidence of the automatic activation of stereotypes and prejudice that occurs without intention.
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