Updating stereotypical attributions in light of new information: The attractiveness halo effect changes when attractiveness changes

IF 2.8 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL European Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2023-12-11 DOI:10.1002/ejsp.3017
Marine Rougier, Jan De Houwer
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In the attractiveness halo effect, a single known piece of information about a target stimulus (attractiveness of a person) influences assumptions about a host of other attributes about that target (e.g. this person is socially competent or vain). We examined for the first time whether this effect can be updated, that is, whether new information about physical attractiveness (e.g. that someone is not as attractive as initially thought) can undo the effects of earlier information. Across three preregistered experiments (n = 1131), we obtained evidence of a halo-update effect and showed that updating depended on the extent to which personality traits are stereotypically related to attractiveness (i.e. updating was larger for the traits that are typically influenced by attractiveness information). We also explored potential mediators of the halo-update effect. By shedding new light on the malleability of stereotypical attributions, our work has both theoretical and practical implications.

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根据新信息更新刻板印象:当吸引力发生变化时,吸引力光环效应也会发生变化
在吸引力晕轮效应中,关于目标刺激物的一条已知信息(一个人的吸引力)会影响人们对目标物其他属性的假设(例如,这个人是社交能手还是虚荣心强)。我们首次研究了这种效应是否可以被更新,也就是说,关于身体吸引力的新信息(例如,某人并不像最初想象的那样有吸引力)是否可以消除先前信息的影响。在三个预先登记的实验中(n = 1131),我们获得了光环更新效应的证据,并表明更新取决于人格特质与吸引力的刻板关联程度(即通常受吸引力信息影响的特质的更新程度更高)。我们还探讨了光环更新效应的潜在中介因素。通过揭示刻板归因的可塑性,我们的研究具有理论和实践意义。
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期刊介绍: Topics covered include, among others, intergroup relations, group processes, social cognition, attitudes, social influence and persuasion, self and identity, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and thought, affect and emotion, embodied and situated cognition and individual differences of social-psychological relevance. Together with original research articles, the European Journal of Social Psychology"s innovative and inclusive style is reflected in the variety of articles published: Research Article: Original articles that provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social phenomena, up to a maximum of 12,000 words in length.
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