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    Hamilton and Gifford carried out a study to understand the origin of stereotypes. They showed participants statements about individuals from two groups - a majority Group A and minority Group B. The proportion of positive and negative statements was the same for both groups. However, participants overestimated the number of negative traits for the minority Group B. The researchers argued this illusory correlation, where no actual relationship exists, could lead to stereotypes being created that members of the minority group have negative traits. This study provided evidence that rare or surprising behaviors are more salient and we tend to notice and remember them more for minority groups, resulting in cognitive biases that affect our judgments.

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    Hamilton and Gifford carried out a study to understand the origin of stereotypes. They showed participants statements about individuals from two groups - a majority Group A and minority Group B. The proportion of positive and negative statements was the same for both groups. However, participants overestimated the number of negative traits for the minority Group B. The researchers argued this illusory correlation, where no actual relationship exists, could lead to stereotypes being created that members of the minority group have negative traits. This study provided evidence that rare or surprising behaviors are more salient and we tend to notice and remember them more for minority groups, resulting in cognitive biases that affect our judgments.

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    Hamilton and Gifford carried out a study to understand the origin of stereotypes. They showed participants statements about individuals from two groups - a majority Group A and minority Group B. The proportion of positive and negative statements was the same for both groups. However, participants overestimated the number of negative traits for the minority Group B. The researchers argued this illusory correlation, where no actual relationship exists, could lead to stereotypes being created that members of the minority group have negative traits. This study provided evidence that rare or surprising behaviors are more salient and we tend to notice and remember them more for minority groups, resulting in cognitive biases that affect our judgments.

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    Explain the origin of stereotypes through one study

    Stereotyping is a form of generalization where one judges an individual based on group


    membership or physical attributes. A theory about the origin of stereotyping is an illusory
    correlation. Illusory correlation is when people perceive a correlation between two variables
    when no actual relationship between the variables exists. A false correlation is the result of the
    fact that rare or surprising behaviors are more salient and thus we tend to notice and remember
    them more. This results in a cognitive bias that can affect one’s judgment and perception of an
    individual.

    Hamilton and Gifford carried out a study to test the relationship between group size and one's
    perception of the group’s traits. In the study, they showed participants statements about two
    groups simply called Group A and Group B. Group B was smaller than Group A and was thus
    the minority group. The statements were about individuals in each group and showed them
    either exhibiting positive or negative traits and behaviors. The proportion of positive to negative
    statements was the same in each group. After being shown these statements, the participants
    were asked to estimate how many positive and negative traits each group had. Hamilton and
    Gifford found that the participants overestimated the number of negative traits for the minority
    group and rated the minority group’s behavior more negatively overall.

    The researchers argued that these results were the result of an illusory correlation. The
    proportion of negative to positive statements about each group was the same, so there was no
    actual correlation between belonging to the minority group and bad traits. The negative traits
    were more distinct in the minority group, because of the smaller group size and appeared to be
    representative of the group. The participants had made the illusory correlation between a
    number of the minority group and negative behavior. This could lead to stereotypes being
    created that all members of the minority group had negative traits.

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