Social dominance orientation attenuates stereotype change in the face of disconfirming information.

Autor/inn/en	Tausch, Nicole; Hewstone, Miles
Titel	Social dominance orientation attenuates stereotype change in the face of disconfirming information.
Quelle	In: Social psychology, 41 (2010) 3, S. 169-176Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1864-9335; 2151-2590
DOI	10.1027/1864-9335/a000024
Schlagwörter	Stereotyp; Attribution; Autoritarismus; Kognitive Dissonanz; Kommunikation; Soziale Wahrnehmung; Soziales Verhalten; Dominanz
Abstract	Examined whether social dominance orientation (SDO) affects the malleability of group stereotypes in the face of disconfirmation. Data were collected at 2 time points: At Time 1 (70 college students mean age 19 years), baseline stereotypes and SDO were assessed, and at Time 2 (40 of the original 70 participants, mean age 19 years), either moderately or extremely stereotype-inconsistent information was presented and stereotyping measures were repeated. Consistent with previous research, exposure to moderately inconsistent information resulted in greater stereotype change than exposure to extremely inconsistent information. As expected, SDO was negatively related to stereotype change, in particular after presentation of moderately inconsistent information. The judged typicality of the target exemplar mediated the effects of the manipulation but did not mediate the effects of SDO. In conclusion, implications for future research and interventions to reduce stereotyping are discussed. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2011/1