title: Just say no (to stereotyping): effects of training in the negation of stereotypic associations on stereotype activation.
abstract: The primary aim of the present research was to examine the effect of training in negating stereotype associations on stereotype activation. Across 3 studies, participants received practice in negating stereotypes related to skinhead and racial categories. The subsequent automatic activation of stereotypes was measured using either a primed Stroop task (Studies I and 2) or a person categorization task (Study 3). The results demonstrate that when receiving no training or training in a nontarget category stereotype, participants exhibited spontaneous stereotype activation. After receiving an extensive amount of training related to a specific category, however, participants demonstrated reduced stereotype activation. The results from the training task provide further evidence for the impact of practice on participants' proficiency in negating stereotypes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Psychology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands. kawakami@pych.kun.nl
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Dovidio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moll
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hermsen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russin
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D011897:Random Allocation; D012938:Social Perception; D013240:Stereotyping