Prejudice experiences create chronically accessible cognitive states in targets

Evidence

Elements of these ideas can be found in contemporary approaches that assume that among members of chronically stigmatized groups, the possibility of being a target of negative stereotypes or a victim of prejudice is a highly accessible cognitive construct (see Stangor et al., 2003, for a review). Crocker, Major, and Steele (1998), for example, observed that objective experiences with prejudice and discrimination led members of stigmatized groups to develop “states of mind” that influence their emotions, cognitions, and actions. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 943

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to modern cognitive accessibility research in stereotype threat and social identity theory work. — connects to: Racism has a cognitive subsystem of shared mental models beyond visible acts — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1054