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Memory for stereotype‐related material–a replication study with real‐life social groups
Author(s) -
Cano Ignacio,
Hopkins Nick,
Islam Mir Rabiul
Publication year - 1991
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.2420210407
Subject(s) - stereotype (uml) , psychology , social psychology , social memory , stereotype threat , replication (statistics) , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , statistics , mathematics
This paper reports a study comparing the memorability of information that either confirmed, disconfirmed, or was irrelevant to, particular real‐life social group stereotypes. Memory for both stereotype‐confirming and stereotype‐disconfirming material was enhanced relative to that for material which was stereotype‐irrelevant. Further, there were no differences between the memory for stereotype‐confirming and ‐disconfirming information. Implications for stereotype stability and change are noted.