STEREOTYPE EFFECTS ON ATTRIBUTIONS, PREDICTIONS, AND EVALUATIONS - NO2 SOCIAL JUDGMENTS ARE QUITE ALIKE

The effects of stereotypes on attributions, predictions, and evaluatio ns were examined in 2 experiments. Black out-group targets and White i n-group targets were described in stereotype-consistent or stereotype- inconsistent ways. Stereotype-inconsistent behavior (a) was attributed to external causes or to effort, an internal stable cause for the out -group; (b) undermined predictions of future similar behavior, but onl y for the out-group; and (c) resulted in more extreme evaluations in t he direction of the inconsistency Attributions mediated the relationsh ip between race and target evaluations. A model is presented that emph asizes the importance of distinguishing among different types of socia l judgments in assessing stereotype effects.