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Perceiving ingroup members who use stereotypes: implicit conformity and similarity
Author(s) -
Castelli Luigi,
Arcuri Luciano,
Zogmaister Cristina
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.138
Subject(s) - ingroups and outgroups , psychology , conformity , social psychology , stereotype (uml) , outgroup , prejudice (legal term) , similarity (geometry) , social perception , perception , in group favoritism , implicit attitude , implicit association test , social cognition , impression formation , social identity theory , social group , cognition , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , image (mathematics)
Abstract Previous studies have shown that people subtly conform more to ingroup members who use stereotype‐consistent rather than stereotype‐inconsistent information when describing an outgroup member (Castelli, Vanzetto, Sherman, & Arcuri, 2001). In the present article, we will address two important issues. First, we will examine whether this subtle conformity toward stereotypers is related to individuals' prejudice level (Study 1). Second, we will examine one of the processes that underlie the perception of ingroup members who use stereotype‐consistent information, hypothesizing that individuals implicitly feel more similar to such sources than to ingroup members who use stereotype‐inconsistent information (Study 2). Both hypotheses were confirmed and results are discussed in terms of the distinction between implicit and explicit attitudes and their implications in the maintenance of social stereotypes. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.