Focuses on social inference, the assumptions we make about others such as their personality, status, or attitudes, using a limited amount of information.
What are stereotypes and why do we use them? Are all stereotypes bad? Can we stop people from using them? Questions such as these have fascinated social psychol
Stereotypes and the Construction of the Social World explores the complexity of stereotypes, guiding the reader through issues of definition and theoretical exp
What are other people like? How do we decide if someone is friendly, honest or clever? What assumptions do we develop about them and what explanations do we giv
What are other people like? How do we decide if someone is friendly, honest or clever? What assumptions do we develop about them and what explanations do we giv