Automatic Social Behavior as Motivated Preparation to Interact

The authors propose that automatic social behavior may result from perceivers preparing to interact with primed social group members. In Study 1, participants primed with a disliked outgroup (gay men) showed evidence of interaction preparation (aggression) rather than direct stereotypic trait expres...

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Published in:Journal of personality and social psychology 2006-06, Vol.90 (6), p.893-910
Main Authors: Cesario, Joseph, Plaks, Jason E, Higgins, E. Tory
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aggression
Attitude
Automatism
Behavior
Behavioural psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Elderly
Emotions
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Group Dynamics
Homosexuality
Human
Human relations
Humans
Ingroup Outgroup
Intergenerational Relations
Interpersonal Interaction
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Motivation
Networks
Psychological Theory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression Analysis
Set (Psychology)
Social Attitudes
Social Behavior
Social behaviour
Social Closure
Social Groups
Social interaction
Social interactions. Communication. Group processes
Social psychology
Stereotypes
United States
Youth
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Summary:The authors propose that automatic social behavior may result from perceivers preparing to interact with primed social group members. In Study 1, participants primed with a disliked outgroup (gay men) showed evidence of interaction preparation (aggression) rather than direct stereotypic trait expression (passivity). In Study 2, participants with implicit positive attitudes toward the elderly walked more slowly after "elderly" priming, but participants with negative attitudes walked more quickly, results consistent with a preparatory account; the reverse was found priming "youth." Study 3 demonstrated that the accessibility of a primed category follows a pattern more consistent with that of goal-related constructs (including post-goal-fulfillment inhibition) than that of semantically primed constructs. Implications for the function of stored knowledge are discussed.
ISSN:0022-3514
1939-1315
DOI:10.1037/0022-3514.90.6.893