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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 10, No. 4, 515-532 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1368430207081538
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Stereotypes as Shared Beliefs: Effects of Group Identity on Dyadic Conversations

Minoru Karasawa

Nagoya University, mkarasawa{at}nagoya-u.jp

Nobuko Asai

Kobe University

Yoshiko Tanabe

Kobe University

Two experiments examined the influence of stereotypes on dyadic conversations. Undergraduate students listened to a recorded interview of a student who was described as either a member of their in-group or of an out-group. The interview contained stereotype-consistent (SC) and stereotype-inconsistent (SI) descriptions of each group. Participants' conversations about the stimulus person were content-analyzed. One most consistent result was that for the out-group target, participants made more SI than SC utterances and spent more time discussing SI information. The difference between SC and SI utterances disappeared (Study 2) or was reversed (Study 1) for the in-group target. These patterns were observed particularly when the stimulus information contained a balanced combination of SC and SI characteristics. Furthermore, the stereotypicality of the conversations was related not only to the participant's own judgments but also to the partner's judgments. The significance of studying stereotypes as collectively shared intergroup attitudes is discussed.

Key Words: conversation • group identity • shared cognition • stereotype-consistent and inconsistent

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