Personalized positive encounters get discounted as exceptions rather than changing group attitudes
Evidence
Hewstone and Brown (1986) argued, in contrast, that by focusing solely on individuating information, the outgroup member would not be seen as an outgroup member at all, and thus any positive outcomes that result from the interaction would fail to generalize to other members of the category. In other words, they are likely to be subtyped, or cognitively processed as separate from the group as a whole, or treated as an individual with no connection to the overall group. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1808 (
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Categorization
- XREF: connects to: A few negative encounters outweigh many positive ones in shaping out-group expectations; Individualized contact fails to generalize positive attitudes beyond the specific person — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 1808; Positive contact changes attitudes but not stereotype content without disconfirmation plus typicality — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 896 (+9 more)
Broader Connections
- Individualized contact fails to generalize positive attitudes beyond the specific person
#expands(0.95) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 1808 - Decategorized personal contact may fail to change outgroup-wide attitudes
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