Thinking Well of African Americans: Measuring Complimentary Stereotypes and Negative Prejudice

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The Confronting Prejudiced Responses (CPR) Model: Applying CPR in Organizations (2008, background): “For example, Czopp and Monteith (2006) found that many Whites openly endorse stereotypes that, on the surface, seem complimentary toward Blacks yet proscribe their roles in society (e.g., Blacks are athletic, so they should not be encouraged to work hard in school).”
When is a compliment not a compliment? Evaluating expressions of positive stereotypes ☆ (2008, background): “African Americans are considered to possess superior athletic prowess and a natural sense of rhythmic and musical ability (Czopp & Monteith, 2006; Devine & Elliot, 1995; Madon et al., 2001).”
A Superhumanization Bias in Whites’ Perceptions of Blacks (2015, background): “…in Studies 1 and 2 have a religious quality, the capabilities assessed in Studies 3 and 4 (e.g., superhuman strength and speed) bear little on religion, and furthermore, the Blacks-religion association itself has diminished greatly in recent years (Czopp & Monteith, 2006; Devine & Elliot, 1995).”
Positive Stereotypes Are Pervasive and Powerful (2015, background): “When averaged across the group, Asian Americans continue to represent the “model minority” in academic contexts and outperform all other racial groups including Whites on most standardized test measures (Hsin & Xie, 2014).”