Abstract
Drawing from models of mental control and cognitive self-regulation, it was hypothesized that heightened self-focus would promote the spontaneous suppression of social stereotypes, Participants who were induced to experience heightened self-focus indeed produced less stereotypic descriptions of social targets (Studies 1-4). Study 5 further demonstrated that self-focus produced reductions in stereotyping only among those participants whose personal standards dictated stereotype avoidance. A final study demonstrated that these spontaneous forms of stereotype suppression can produce a rebound effect, in which the magnitude of stereotyping increases markedly after a period of suppression. These findings are considered in the context of contemporary issues in mental control and social stereotyping.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 578-589 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 1998 |
Keywords
- IMPRESSION-FORMATION
- STEREOTYPES
- ATTENTION
- AWARENESS
- PREJUDICE
- INFORMATION
- SUPPRESSION
- PERCEPTION
- ACTIVATION
- ATTITUDES