The Negro stereotype and perceptual accentuation.
- 1 July 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in The Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology
- Vol. 53 (1) , 78-83
- https://doi.org/10.1037/h0048765
Abstract
3 hypotheses were tested: (1) There is no difference in the degree of personality stereotyping of Negro photographs varying widely in physiognomic Negroidness; (2) Anti-Negro judges exaggerate the personality stereotype of Negroes, whereas pro-Negro judges de-emphasize it; and (3) Both anti- and pro-Negro judges perceive the Negro as more Negroid in physiognomic traits than do neutral judges. The first 2 hypotheses were supported by the data. Although a comparison of the mean Negroidness scores for the 3 groups of judges supported the third hypothesis, the difference between the neutral group and the pro-Negro group was not statistically significant.Keywords
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