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Perceiving individuals and groups as coherent: how do perceivers make sense of variable behavior?

Article Abstract:

Inconsistent behavior a person display across different situations and still be perceived as coherent person is investigated. Various experiments in which participants read about a target person whose behavior across eight situations varied randomly or covaried systematically with goal-relevant situations were conducted and the results were verified as regards the causes of such irregular social behavior.

Human beings, Humans, Man

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When social context matters: the influence of long-term contact and short-term exposure to admired outgroup members on implicit attitudes and behavioral intentions

Article Abstract:

The study explores the combined influence of short-term situational exposure to admired outgroup members and individual differences in prior long-term contact on implicit attitudes and discriminatory behavioral intentions.

Gays, Homophobia, Report

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Changing past behavior without means of a time machine: effects on future behavioral decisions

Article Abstract:

Four tests based on the ease of retrieval effect are conducted to better understand the cognitive mediation of past behavior. The significances of the findings are discussed.

Analysis, Cognition

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