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Stereotypes and tacit inference

D Dunning1, D A Sherman

  • 1Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-7601, USA. dad6@cornell.edu

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|September 19, 1997
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Stereotypes shape our understanding of ambiguous social behaviors by influencing how we interpret details during information encoding. This effect was observed regardless of participants

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Social Cognition

Background:

  • Understanding social behavior requires detailed comprehension of actions.
  • Stereotypes are cognitive shortcuts that can influence social judgments.
  • Previous research suggests stereotypes play a role in how individuals perceive others.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of stereotypes on the interpretation of ambiguous social behaviors.
  • To determine when these stereotype-based inferences occur during information processing.
  • To examine the role of modern sexism in gender stereotype-based inferences.

Main Methods:

  • Five experimental studies were conducted.
  • Participants' interpretations of social behaviors were analyzed.

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  • Measures of modern sexism were used to assess individual differences.

    • Main Results:

    • Stereotypes significantly influence tacit inferences about unspecified details of social behavior.
    • These inferences occur during the encoding of information.
    • Individuals scoring low on modern sexism showed similar reliance on gender stereotypes as high scorers.

    Conclusions:

    • Stereotypes shape the detailed understanding of social behavior, even when information is ambiguous.
    • The process of stereotype influence happens during the initial encoding of social information.
    • The findings have implications for social judgment and identification processes, suggesting stereotypes operate implicitly.