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Social Psychology
Cognitive Psychology

Background:

Stereotype priming can elicit diverse behavioral outcomes (assimilation, contrast, response).
Existing theories focus on direct or cognitive mediation of prime-to-behavior effects.
The role of affective processes in stereotype priming remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

Investigate conditions influencing stereotype-driven behavioral outcomes.
Examine the mediating role of affective processes in stereotype priming.
Determine how self- vs. other-focus impacts stereotype-primed affect and behavior.

Main Methods:

Conducted three experiments priming participants with a threatening social group ('hoodies').
Measured behavioral responses (e.g., avoidance) and affective changes (e.g., anxiety, hostility).
Assessed mediation by anxiety and the moderating role of self- vs. other-focus.

Main Results:

Hoodie priming led to behavioral avoidance and increased negative affect (anxiety, hostility).
Behavioral avoidance was mediated by anxiety.
Avoidance occurred only when participants focused on others, not themselves.

Conclusions:

Affective processes, specifically anxiety, play a crucial mediating role in stereotype-primed avoidance.
Attention to self versus others moderates the influence of stereotype primes on affect and behavior.
Highlights multiple pathways linking primes to affect and behavior, emphasizing the importance of affective mediation and attentional focus.