Hall, Natalie R., Crisp, Richard J. (2003) Anxiety-induced response perseverance and stereotyping change. Current Research in Social Psychology, 8 (17). pp. 242-253. ISSN 1088-7423. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:4311)
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Abstract
This study examined anxiety as a potential moderator of stereotype change. Previous work has independently demonstrated an increase in stereotyping under conditions of high anxiety as well as following attempts to suppress stereotypic thought. The combination of these two antecedent conditions might thus be expected to produce an additive increase in stereotyping. In contrast to an additive pattern, however, we observed an interaction between anxiety and suppression task instruction. Whilst both the instruction to suppress (in the absence of anxiety) or anxiety (in the absence of the instruction to suppress) did independently increase stereotyping, when the two co-occurred, there was no change. We explain this interaction by considering work from neuropsychological domain on response perseverance: cognitive overload (one consequence of anxiety) may inhibit the ability to switch between modes of perception. These findings suggest a potentially important moderator for attempts to suppress social stereotypes, and point to the efficacy of integrating work from diverse domains for understanding the operation of executive processes in person perception.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Rosalind Beeching |
Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2008 05:35 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 09:35 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4311 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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