The effects of stereotype activation on behavior: a review of possible mechanisms.

By S. Wheeler, Richard E. Petty. Psychological bulletin, 2001

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Freaks, gold diggers, divas, and dykes: The sociohistorical development of adolescent African American women’s sexual scripts (2003, background): “It is important to examine the influence of these scripts on sexual behavioral outcomes as activating a stereotypes usually leads people to behave in stereotype-consistent ways (Wheeler and Petty 2001).”
Stereotype threat and sport: can athletic performance be threatened? (2004, background): “Although the stereotype threat phenomenon has received a great deal of attention (see Wheeler & Petty, 2001 ), only recently have its underlying causal mechanisms been examined.”
Theory-Grounded Measurement of U.S. Social Stereotypes in English Language Models (2022, background): “ple’s thoughts and behaviors, and allow people to make predictions beyond their personal experience or information given (Bruner et al., 1957; Wheeler and Petty, 2001).”
Stereotype Threat in Men on a Test of Social Sensitivity (2005, background): “Stereotype threat is usually explained as assimilation to a negative group-relevant stereotype through motivational processes ( Wheeler & Petty, 2001 ).”
Perception through a perspective-taking lens: Differential effects on judgment and behavior (2010, background): “Stereotypes are so well ingrained in the mind that their mere activation leads to consistently strong and parallel effects on judgment and behavior (Wheeler & Petty, 2001).”
Differences between Men and Women in Opportunity Evaluation as a Function of Gender Stereotypes and Stereotype Activation (2013, background): “…stereotype activation theory (SAT) posits that subtle presentation of genderstereotypical information leads people to respond in stereotype-consistent ways (Wheeler & Petty, 2001), while blatant presentation of the same information motivates stereotype disconfirmation (Nguyen & Ryan, 2008).”
The Signature Effect: Signing Influences Consumption-Related Behavior by Priming Self-Identity (2011, background): “Petty (2001), “The Effects of Stereotype Activation on Behavior: A Review of Possible Mechanisms,” Psychol ogical Bulletin, 127 (November), 797–826.”
“How good are you in math?” The effect of gender stereotypes on students’ recollection of their school marks (2007, background): “Obviously, such Wndings may contribute to the literature on the eVects of stereotype priming on behaviors (Wheeler & Petty, 2001).”
Do Mass Mediated Stereotypes Harm Members of Negatively Stereotyped Groups? A Meta-Analytical Review on Media-Generated Stereotype Threat and Stereotype Lift (2017, background): “For stereotype threat theory and research, the relevance of the stereotype to the individual is of critical importance (e.g., Spencer, Logel, & Davies, 2016; Wheeler & Petty, 2001).”
Understanding the Process of Stereotype Threat: A Review of Mediational Variables and New Performance Goal Directions (2004, background): “Conceptually, stereotype threat is a “hot” motivational example (Wheeler and Petty, 2001) of classic expectancy value formulations (Atkinson 1964) applied to specific competence-related contexts (Eccles, 1994; Weiner, 1992).”
Gender stereotyping effects on entrepreneurial self‐efficacy and high‐growth entrepreneurial intention (2013, background): “As the stereotype is activated so is the cognitive accessibility of characteristics attributed to the stereotyped group members (Wheeler and Petty, 2001).”
A Multilevel Examination of Racial Disparities in High School Discipline: Black and White Adolescents’ Perceived Equity, School Belonging, and Adjustment Problems (2017, neutral): “…suggests the effects are primarily relevant to academic performance (Steele & Aronson, 1995; Steele, Spencer, & Aronson, 2002); however, research on stereotype activation and behavior has generally shown that people subsequently behave in ways consistent with the stereotype (Wheeler & Petty, 2001).”
The role of leadership self-efficacy and stereotype activation on cardiovascular, behavioral and self-report responses in the leadership domain (2010, background): “Stereotype priming can lead to behavior consistent with and thereby confirming a stereotype (Wheeler & Petty, 2001), but it does not involve the critical ‘knowing and being’ aspect of stereotype threat that requires people to both know the stereotype and be a member of the targeted group (Marx &…”