Investigating the Cognitive Structure of Stereotypes: Generic Beliefs About Groups Predict Social Judgments Better Than Statistical Beliefs
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DOI: 10.1037/xge0000297
Abstract: Stereotypes are typically defined as beliefs about groups, but this definition is underspecified. Beliefs about groups can be generic or statistical. Generic beliefs attribute features to entire groups (e.g., men are strong), whereas statistical beliefs… read more here.
Keywords: statistical beliefs; structure stereotypes; beliefs groups; cognitive structure ... See more keywords