Capacity and comprehension: Spontaneous stereotyping under cognitive load
Publication year
2004Number of pages
18 p.
Source
Social Cognition, 22, 3, (2004), pp. 292-309ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

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Journal title
Social Cognition
Volume
vol. 22
Issue
iss. 3
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 292
Page end
p. 309
Subject
Behaviour Change and Well-beingAbstract
People tend to make spontaneous trait inferences (STIs) when confronted with the behavior of others. Recent research has demonstrated that these STIs may be moderated by contextual cues such as stereotypic category labels. The central aim of the current research was to investigate the role of cognitive resources in this process. Two experiments were performed in which STIs were measured using a probe recognition paradigm under low or high cognitive load. Under high cognitive load, STIs were less likely for stereotype-inconsistent than stereotype-consistent behaviors. Compared to baseline, STIs for inconsistent behaviors were less strong under high cognitive load. Under low-load, no differences in STIs as a function of stereotypes were found. These findings support the idea that stereotypes are especially likely to affect STIs when resources are low.
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