| Automatic contrast: evidence that automatic comparison with the social self affects evaluative responses. | |
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PMID: 17705936 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The aim of the present research was to investigate whether unconsciously presented affective information may cause opposite evaluative responses depending on what social category the information originates from. We argue that automatic comparison processes between the self and the unconscious affective information produce this evaluative contrast effect. Consistent with research on automatic behaviour, we propose that when an intergroup context is activated, an automatic comparison to the social self may determine the automatic evaluative responses, at least for highly visible categories (e.g. sex, ethnicity). Contrary to previous research on evaluative priming, we predict automatic contrastive responses to affective information originating from an outgroup category such that the evaluative response to neutral targets is opposite to the valence of the suboptimal primes. Two studies using different intergroup contexts provide support for our hypotheses. |
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Authors:
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Kirsten I Ruys; Russell Spears; Ernestine H Gordijn; Nanne K de Vries |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) Volume: 98 ISSN: 0007-1269 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Psychol Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-08-20 Completed Date: 2007-12-11 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0373124 Medline TA: Br J Psychol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 361-74 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. kirsten.ruys@gmail.com |
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Affect
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physiology* Asian Continental Ancestry Group / psychology Association Cues Ego* European Continental Ancestry Group / psychology Facial Expression Female Gender Identity Humans Male Peer Group Questionnaires Social Identification Social Perception* Stereotyping Students / psychology Unconscious (Psychology) Visual Perception / physiology |
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