Chronic and temporarily activated causal uncertainty beliefs and stereotype usage.
Chronic and temporarily activated causal uncertainty beliefs and stereotype usage.
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慢性和暂时激活的因果不确定性信念和刻板印象的使用。
DOI:
10.1037//0022-3514.81.2.206
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发表时间:
2001
影响因子:
7.6
通讯作者:
Tobin,SJ
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作者:
Weary,G;Jacobson,JA;Edwards,JA;Tobin,SJ
In 3 studies, we examined the hypothesis that the effects of stereotype usage on target judgments are moderated by causal uncertainty beliefs and related accuracy goal structures. In Study 1, we focused on the role of chronically accessible causal uncertainty beliefs as predictors of a target's level of guilt for an alleged academic misconduct offense. In Study 2, we examined the role of chronic causal uncertainty reduction goals and a manipulated accuracy goal; in Study 3, we investigated the role of primed causal uncertainty beliefs on guilt judgments. In all 3 studies, we found that activation of causal uncertainty beliefs and accuracy concerns was related to a reduced usage of stereotypes. Moreover, this reduction was not associated with participants' levels of perceived control, depression, state affect, need for cognition, or personal need for structure. Results are discussed in terms of their implications for the model of causal uncertainty and, more generally, in terms of the motivational processes underlying stereotype usage.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)