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Inhibiting stereotypes is crucial for social harmony. This study found that stopping stereotypic responses is often faster than stopping counter-stereotypic ones, suggesting stereotype inhibition may be less difficult than assumed.

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  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Background:

  • Harmonious living necessitates controlling stereotype expression, but the effectiveness of this process is poorly understood.
  • Stereotypes influence social judgments and behaviors, making their inhibition a key area of research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the efficacy of inhibiting stereotype-related responses using a stop-signal task.
  • To determine if the speed of inhibiting stereotypic versus counter-stereotypic responses differs.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments employed a stop-signal paradigm to measure response inhibition.
  • Experiment 1: Participants identified face gender in occupational contexts, responding on Go trials and withholding on Stop trials.
  • Experiment 2: Participants made stereotypic or counter-stereotypic judgments about faces, with or without a stop signal.

Main Results:

  • A consistent pattern emerged across both experiments: response inhibition was quicker for stereotypic responses compared to counter-stereotypic responses.
  • This finding held true whether stereotyping was assessed indirectly or directly.

Conclusions:

  • The ability to inhibit stereotypic responses appears to be more efficient than previously thought.
  • These results suggest that stopping stereotyping may be less challenging than commonly assumed, offering insights into social cognition and control.