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When communicating, a general tendency exists for people to transmit more stereotype consistent (SC) than inconsistent (SI) information. Although some communicative factors have been shown to play a role, it is still not yet known the extent to which general memory biases (i.e. independent of communicative context) contribute to this phenomenon. To examine this issue, and to explore further mechanisms of the bias, the present paper presents quantitative and qualitative data of an experiment involving the transmission of a stereotype-relevant story through 20 four-person chains using the method of serial reproduction. An SC bias emerged when participants had an intention to communicate but not when they reproduced the story from memory with no such intention. Results also suggest that trying to tell a coherent story may be one further factor that contributes to the bias. These and other findings were discussed in terms of the role of communicative processes in maintaining stereotypes. © Blackwell Publishing Ltd with the Asian Association of Social Psychology and the Japanese Group Dynamics Association 2006.
Author(s): Lyons A, Kashima Y
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Asian Journal of Social Psychology
Year: 2006
Volume: 9
Issue: 1
Pages: 59-71
ISSN (print): 1367-2223
ISSN (electronic): 1467-839X
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-839X.2006.00184.x
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2006.00184.x
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