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Encoding flexibility revisited: evidence for enhanced encoding of stereotype-inconsistent information under cognitive load

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The two key components of the encoding flexibility model of stereotyping are tested and the results demonstrated the cognitive load's processing of stereotyping-consistent and inconsistent information. The implications of the results for the role of efficiency and the interaction of motivation and ability in social cognition are discussed.

Product information, Testing, Stereotype (Psychology), Cognitive balance

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Judging compound social categories: Compound familiarity and compatibility as determinants of processing mode

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A study aimed to bridge the gap by directly examining the role of exemplar processes in judgments of compound social categories is presented. There is evidence that exemplars might be used when deduction is unavailable, and that familiarity affects the choice of strategy for understanding compounds.

Analysis, Social psychology, Judgments, Judgments (Law)

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Bearing false witness under pressure: implicit and explicit components of stereotype-driven memory distortions

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The aim of the study is to identify the specific cognitive processes that underlie stereotypic memory errors. The implications for stereotyping and eyewitness testimony are discussed.

Stereotyped behavior (Psychiatry), Forgetting, Stereotyped behaviour

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