Prejudice Expectations Moderate Preconscious Attention to Cues That Are Threatening to Social Identity

• Published in: Psychological science Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 332 - 338
• Main Authors: Kaiser, Cheryl R., Vick, S. Brooke, Major, Brenda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Blackwell Publishing 01.04.2006; SAGE Publications
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Attention; Attitude; Cues; Diseases; Female; Gender identity; Humans; Male; Opposite gender interaction; Personality; Personality psychology; Prejudice; Prejudices; Psychology; Reaction Time; Sexism; Social Identification; Social identity; Social psychology; Social stigma; Stigma; Subliminal perception; Unconscious (Psychology)

Two studies examined whether chronic and situational expectations about being stigmatized predict attention toward cues that are threatening to social identity. In Study 1, women's chronic expectations about experiencing sexism were positively associated with their attention toward subliminal c...