Providing group information alone cannot change stereotypes

Evidence

As anticipated by Allport, research has shown that a series of stringent conditions need to be met in order to change people’s views about social groups. Clearly, one has to do more than provide information about members of a stigmatized group when attempting to change people’s representations about this group (Gaertner & Dovidio, 2000), if only because perceivers are biased in their incorporation of group-attribute covariations (Hamilton & Gifford, 1976; but see McGarty, 2002). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 1162

Categorization

• XREF: Corroborates the existing vault claim that contact requires stringent conditions beyond simple exposure/information.