TY - JOUR
AU1 - Wolsko, Christopher
AU2 - Park, Bernadette
AU3 - Judd, Charles M.
AU4 - Bachelor, Jonathan
AB - We argue that the two different components of group perceptions, namely group evaluations and perceptions of group variability, are affected by intergroup contact in rather different ways. Consistent with considerable existing research in the contact literature, we show that intergroup contact results in more positive target group evaluations, so long as the contact is cooperative and relatively pleasant. On the other hand, consistent with laboratory work in stereotype change, we show that changes in perceptions of group variability as a function of contact occur only when the contact is with someone who disconfirms the group stereotype but who is nevertheless regarded as typical of the group.
TI - Intergroup Contact: Effects on Group Evaluations and Perceived Variability
JF - Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
DO - 10.1177/1368430203006001014
DA - 2003-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/intergroup-contact-effects-on-group-evaluations-and-perceived-cC61SPWvjn
SP - 93
EP - 110
VL - 6
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -