Cognitive Processes in Stereotyping and Intergroup Behavior

Originally published in 1981, this volume brings together contributions by several of the authors whose research had contributed significantly to the recent advances in our understanding of the role of cognitive processes in stereotyping and intergroup behaviour at the time.

David L. Hamilton

Preface. 1. Conceptual Approaches to Stereotypes and Stereotyping Richard D. Ashmore and Frances K. Del Boca 2. Sex Stereotypes and Implicit Personality Theory Richard D. Ashmore 3. A Categorization Approach to Stereotyping Shelley E. Taylor 4. Illusory Correlation as a Basis for Stereotyping David L. Hamilton 5. Memory Processes and Social Beliefs Myron Rothbart 6. On the Self-Perpetuating Nature of Social Stereotypes Mark Snyder 7. Perceiving Persons as a Group: Categorization and Intergroup Relations David A. Wilder 8. Cognitive and Dyadic Processes in Intergroup Contact Terence L. Rose 9. Extending the Stereotype Concept Thomas F. Pettigrew 10. Stereotyping and Intergroup Behavior: Some Thoughts on the Cognitive Approach David L. Hamilton. Author Index. Subject Index.