Author： Johnson Amy L. Queller Sarah
Publisher： Guilford Publications Inc
ISSN： 0278-016X
Source： Social Cognition, Vol.21, Iss.2, 2003-04, pp. : 101-119
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Abstract
The mental representations of two groups were examined. It was predicted that judgments about a low entitativity group would involve the consultation of specific behavioral exemplars, whereas judgments about a high entitativity group would not. These predictions were tested using a modified version of Klein & Loftus' (1993) task–facilitation paradigm. Results showed that an initial task requiring a trait judgment about the group facilitated the later recall of a behavior performed by the group, but only when the group was low in entitativity. These results provide further evidence of differential information processes as a function of the perceived entitativity of a group, and shed light on the cognitive representations of such groups.
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