Physical attractiveness stereotype and memory
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Summary, in English
Five experiments examined explicit and implicit memory for information that is congruent with the physical attractiveness stereotype (i.e. attractive-positive and unattractive-negative) and information that is incongruent with the physical attractiveness stereotype (i.e. attractive-negative and unattractive-positive). Measures of explicit recognition-sensitivity and implicit discriminability revealed a small (but significant) memorial advantage for congruent information compared to incongruent information. Measures of explicit memory showed a reliable recognition-bias towards congruent information compared to incongruent information; this recognition-bias was unrelated to reports of subjective confidence in retrieval. The present findings shed light on the cognitive mechanisms that might mediate discriminatory behaviour towards physically attractive and physically unattractive individuals.
Department/s
Publishing year
2007
Language
English
Publication/Series
Lund Psychological Reports
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Document type
Report
Publisher
Department of Psychology, Lund University
Topic
- Psychology
Keywords
- stereotype
- physical attractiviveness
- memory
Status
Published
Report number
Vol 8 no 2
Research group
- Associative Learning
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1404-8035