Stereotypic Trait Disconfirmation and Positive-Negative Asymmetry.

Huici, Carmen; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ543690

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Publication Date: 1996

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Stereotypic Trait Disconfirmation and Positive-Negative Asymmetry.

Huici, Carmen; And Others

Journal of Social Psychology, v136 n3 p277-89 Jun 1996

Presents the results of a study of high school students in Spain concerning the effects of introducing contradictory information about previously established stereotypes. Confirms earlier studies that suggested negative stereotypes are easier to establish and more difficult to discredit. Includes statistical analysis, data tables, and graphs. (MJP)

Descriptors: Expectation, Foreign Countries, High School Students, High Schools, Labeling (of Persons), Role Perception, Social Attitudes, Social Characteristics, Social Cognition, Social Psychology, Social Theories, Stereotypes, Value Judgment

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Spain

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