Standards and Expectancies: Contrast and Assimilation in Judgments of Self and Others

By M. Biernat. 2005

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Mental construal and the emergence of assimilation and contrast effects: The inclusion/exclusion model. (2010, background): “The shifting-standard model proposed by Biernat, Manis, and their colleagues highlights the implications of these processes (for reviews see Biernat, 2003; 2005; Biernat & Manis, 2007; Biernat Manis, & Nelson, 1991).”
When Equal Isn't Really Equal: The Masculine Dilemma of Seeking Work Flexibility (2013, background): “This likely reflects a contrast effect (Biernat, 2005) by which a woman’s performance in a masculine work domain is regarded as exceptional and especially masculine”
Cross-national patterns of gender differences in mathematics: a meta-analysis. (2010, background): “Consistent with theories of shifting standards in social comparisons (Biernat, 2005), individuals tend to self-stereotype or assimilate when they make intergroup social comparisons but tend to display contrast effects when they make intragroup social comparisons.”
Why Are Some STEM Fields More Gender Balanced Than Others? (2017, unknown): “…it reduces the ambiguity of whether a candidate will be successful at the job (Koch et al., 2015; Steinpreis, Anders, & Ritzke, 1999), and highly qualified women may seem more impressive because of lower expectations stemming from negative stereotypes about women’s competence (Biernat, 2005).”
Corporate crises in the age of corporate social responsibility (2015, background): “This can best be understood in terms of assimilation-contrast theory (Biernat, 2005; Sherif & Hoveland, 1961).”
Changing Norms Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election (2018, background): “At the same time, individuals may in the short run feel less prejudiced by comparison to a shifted norm (Biernat, 2012; O’Brien et al., 2010).”