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Stereotypicality Moderates Face Recognition: Expectancy Violation Reverses the Cross-Race Effect in Face Recognition

Shriver, Edwin R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1310067080

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Psychology.
Two experiments tested the hypothesis that stereotypic expectancies exacerbate the cross-race effect in face recognition (CRE). Experiment 1 examined this stereotyping hypothesis by pairing cross-race (CR) Black targets and same-race (SR) White targets with either firearms or tools. Given the stereotypic linkage that exists between Blacks and firearms (Correll et al., 2002; Payne, 2001), the stereotyping hypothesis predicts an exacerbated CRE in the firearm relative to tool conditions. Furthermore, it was predicted that this increase should be predicted by the strength of participants‟ own race-weapon associations. Experiment 2 investigated attentional bias as a possible mechanism for these effects using a dot probe paradigm. Across both experiments, SR faces were better recognized than CR faces (consistent with the CRE), and faces were better recognized in the firearm than tool conditions. Neither the presence of a firearm nor the strength of participants‟ own race-weapon associations predicted the CRE. Possible theoretical implications for social cognitive models of the CRE and applied implications for eyewitness memory are discussed as well as possible directions for future research.
Kurt Hugenberg (Advisor)
Heather M. Claypool (Committee Member)
Maria L. Cronley (Committee Member)
Amanda B. Diekman (Committee Member)
Allen R. McConnell (Committee Member)
30 p.
Psychology; Social Psychology
Cross-Race Effect; Face Memory; Face Perception; Eyewitness Memory; Racial Attitudes; Social Cognition; Social Psychology

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  • Shriver, E. R. (2011). Stereotypicality Moderates Face Recognition: Expectancy Violation Reverses the Cross-Race Effect in Face Recognition [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1310067080

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Shriver, Edwin. Stereotypicality Moderates Face Recognition: Expectancy Violation Reverses the Cross-Race Effect in Face Recognition. 2011. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1310067080.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Shriver, Edwin. "Stereotypicality Moderates Face Recognition: Expectancy Violation Reverses the Cross-Race Effect in Face Recognition." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1310067080

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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