When is a compliment not a compliment? Evaluating expressions of positive stereotypes ☆

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The Confronting Prejudiced Responses (CPR) Model: Applying CPR in Organizations (2008, background): “For example, Czopp (2008) asked Black participants to watch video clips in which a White actor supposedly interviewing for a task force on diversity either made a reference to Blacks' athletic prowess or made no such remark.”
Heterosexual Allies: A Descriptive Profile (2010, background): “In research on interracial communication, for example, Czopp (2008) found that white actors who expressed positive stereotypes were consistently evaluated by black participants as more prejudiced and less likable than those who did not use positive stereotypes.”
Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful (2015, background): “Likewise, White participants evaluated a White speaker who stereotypically “complimented” Black athletes just as favorably as when the compliment was withheld (Czopp, 2008b).”