Perugini, M and Prestwich, AJ (2007) The gatekeeper: individual differences are key in the chain from perception to behaviour. European Journal of Personality, 21 (3). 303 - 317. ISSN 0890-2070
Abstract
A basic assumption in mainstream social cognition is that the path from perception to behaviour is often automatic and direct, as supported for example by several experimental studies showing that priming can lead directly to a congruent behaviour without any need of conscious awareness of the process. However, we argue that the priming of a goal or an object activates individual differences in automatic evaluations at the associative level that in turn are the key predictors of action (gatekeeper model). A study (n = 90) on the American stereotype is presented to support the model. The results show that individual differences of the American stereotype as assessed with the IAT predicts a relevant action (essay evaluation) but only under condition of priming. Broader implications for predictive validity of implicit measures are also discussed.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2007, Wiley Blackwell. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. This is a preprint of an article published in European Journal of Personality, 21(3), 303-317. The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com |
Keywords: | behaviour |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2013 12:05 |
Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2013 16:02 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/per.633 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley-Blackwell |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/per.633 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:76346 |