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At face value: Psychological outcomes differ for real vs. computer-generated multiracial faces.

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Gaither, SE; Chen, JM; Pauker, K; Sommers, SR
Published in: The Journal of social psychology
January 2019

Multiracial research emphasizes hypodescent categorizations and relies on computer-generated stimuli. Four experiments showed that real biracial faces in a 2-Choice categorization task (White, Black) elicited hypodescent more than computer-generated faces. Additionally, Experiment 2 showed a 2-Choice categorization task with real biracial faces increased racial essentialism more than a 3-Choice categorization task. Experiment 3 showed that mere exposure to real biracial faces did not increase essentialism. Finally, Experiments 4a and 4b replicated hypodescent outcomes when comparing real biracial faces to computer-generated versions of those same faces. In sum, these findings initiate a discussion surrounding the methodology of multiracial categorizations.

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The Journal of social psychology

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EISSN

1940-1183

ISSN

0022-4545

Publication Date

January 2019

Volume

159

Issue

5

Start / End Page

592 / 610

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Thinking
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Perception
  • Racial Groups
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Facial Recognition
  • Adult
 

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Gaither, S. E., Chen, J. M., Pauker, K., & Sommers, S. R. (2019). At face value: Psychological outcomes differ for real vs. computer-generated multiracial faces. The Journal of Social Psychology, 159(5), 592–610. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2018.1538929
Gaither, Sarah E., Jacqueline M. Chen, Kristin Pauker, and Samuel R. Sommers. “At face value: Psychological outcomes differ for real vs. computer-generated multiracial faces.The Journal of Social Psychology 159, no. 5 (January 2019): 592–610. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2018.1538929.
Gaither SE, Chen JM, Pauker K, Sommers SR. At face value: Psychological outcomes differ for real vs. computer-generated multiracial faces. The Journal of social psychology. 2019 Jan;159(5):592–610.
Gaither, Sarah E., et al. “At face value: Psychological outcomes differ for real vs. computer-generated multiracial faces.The Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 159, no. 5, Jan. 2019, pp. 592–610. Epmc, doi:10.1080/00224545.2018.1538929.
Gaither SE, Chen JM, Pauker K, Sommers SR. At face value: Psychological outcomes differ for real vs. computer-generated multiracial faces. The Journal of social psychology. 2019 Jan;159(5):592–610.

Published In

The Journal of social psychology

DOI

EISSN

1940-1183

ISSN

0022-4545

Publication Date

January 2019

Volume

159

Issue

5

Start / End Page

592 / 610

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Thinking
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Perception
  • Racial Groups
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Facial Recognition
  • Adult