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Previous research has shown that only the combination of category (e.g., “old person”) and context (e.g., “passing the crosswalk”) is able to activate stereotypes (e.g., “slow”), suggesting that stereotypes are represented in a context-specific way, with different sets of stereotypical traits being associated with the category in different situations (Casper et al., 2010, 2011; Huang & Rothermund, in press; Kornadt & Rothermund, 2011, 2012; Kite et al., 2005; Perry & Finkelstein, 1999). Even though context-dependency effects of stereotype activation have been demonstrated for a variety of categories and contexts, the formation and development of such contextualized stereotypes are not sufficiently well understood.
To expand our knowledge about the formation of contextualized stereotypes, the current study aims to examine the principle that guide the formation of contextualized stereotypes, e.g., heterogeneity of stereotypical associations between the combination of category, context and trait. Specifically, we expect that stereotypes of a given category tend to generalize across contexts when the stereotypical representation of that category is homogeneous across contexts (e.g., members of Group A are always smart in any situations); when the stereotypical representation of a category is heterogeneous across contexts, stereotypes are assumed to become context sensitive (e.g., members of Group B are always smart in one situation but not in the other situation).Additionally, we take a further look at the development of contextualized stereotypes to investigate whether the extent to which stereotypes are contextualized decreases over time.
To answer these questions, participants will be asked to form impressions of two novel groups varied in their heterogeneity of stereotypical associations in an impression formation paradigm (Rydell & Gawronski, 2006). Immediately after that, the newly-formed stereotypes of the two groups will be assessed by propositional evaluative paradigm (PEP, Müller & Rothermund, 2019). Two weeks later, the stereotypes being held and developed over a period of time will be assessed for the second time.
Class sessions will be conducted in English by M. Sc. Tingting Huang. All literature will be in English. The first study will be developed, conducted and analyzed during the Wintersemester, the second study will take place in the Sommersemester. The results will be presented in the form of a Poster at the EmPra-Kongress.
Voraussetzungen:
Wintersemester: Regelmässige Teilnahme, aktive Mitarbeit bei der Planung der Studie und schriftlichen Bericht (4 ECTS)
Sommersemester: Regelmässige Teilnahme, aktive Mitarbeit bei der Durchführung der Studie und Posterpräsentation beim Empra-Kongress (4 ECTS)
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