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. 2014 Oct;37(5):483-4.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1300366X.

The inherence heuristic: a key theoretical addition to understanding social stereotyping and prejudice

Rebecca S Bigler  1 , Caitlin Clark  1
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The inherence heuristic: a key theoretical addition to understanding social stereotyping and prejudice

Rebecca S Bigler et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Oct.

Abstract

Prior work has detailed the constructivist processes that lead individuals to categorize others along particular dimensions (e.g., gender) and generate the content (e.g., stereotypes) and affect (e.g., prejudices) associated with social groups. The inherence heuristic is a novel mechanism that appears to shape the content and rigidity of children's social stereotypes and prejudices.

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