Situation-specific evaluations of group members are constructed, not merely retrieved

Evidence

Even though perceivers possess overall, abstract evaluations of social groups, evaluations of target group members in particular situations are emergent attitudes that depend upon the perceived congruity versus incongruity of the attributes attached to the individual’s group and to the role in question. … This approach is consistent with the attitudes-as-constructions position often advocated by attitude researchers (e.g., Schwarz, 2000; Wilson & Hodges, 1992). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 200

Categorization

• XREF: Links attitude-construction theory with intergroup evaluation — parallel to how contact effects may be constructed per encounter rather than stored as fixed attitudes.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 200