Self-image threat decreases stereotyping: The role of motivation toward closure |
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Authors: | Małgorzata Kossowska Marcin Bukowski Ana Guinote Piotr Dragon Arie W. Kruglanski |
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Affiliation: | 1.Institute of Psychology,Jagiellonian University,Kraków,Poland;2.University College London,London,UK;3.University of Maryland,College Park,USA |
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Abstract: | Some prior research indicated that self-image threat may lead people to stereotyping and prejudiced evaluations of others. Other studies found that self-image threat may promote less stereotypical thinking and unprejudiced behavior. In a series of three studies, we demonstrate that self-image threat may lead to either more or less stereotypical perception of the outgroup depending on the level of the individuals` motivation toward closure (NFC). The results reveal that when individuals high (vs. low) in NFC perceived a member of an outgroup, they are less likely to use stereotypical traits if their self-image had been threatened by negative feedback (Study 1) or if they had imagined an example of their own immoral activity (Studies 2 and 3). Moreover, our results demonstrate that the fear of invalidity resulting from self-image threat induction is responsible for the foregoing effects (Study 3). These results are discussed in light of theories of motivational readiness and lay epistemics. |
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