Are stereotypes accurate? A perspective from the cognitive science of concepts

Lin Bian; Andrei Cimpian

doi:10.1017/S0140525X15002307

Are stereotypes accurate? A perspective from the cognitive science of concepts

Lin Bian, Andrei Cimpian

Psychology

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Abstract

In his 2012 book, Jussim suggests that people's beliefs about various groups (i.e., their stereotypes) are largely accurate. We unpack this claim using the distinction between generic and statistical beliefs - a distinction supported by extensive evidence in cognitive psychology, linguistics, and philosophy. Regardless of whether one understands stereotypes as generic or statistical beliefs about groups, skepticism remains about the rationality of social judgments.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	e3
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X15002307
State	Published - 2017

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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Bian, L., & Cimpian, A. (2017). Are stereotypes accurate? A perspective from the cognitive science of concepts. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, [e3]. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X15002307

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