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Compensation between warmth and competence: Antecedents and consequences of a negative relation between the two fundamental dimensions of social perception

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Kervyn de Meerendré, Nicolas [UCL] Yzerbyt, Vincent [UCL] Judd, Charles M. [University of Colorado]

In the present chapter we first review research that has identified two fundamental dimensions of social perception. Having defined these two dimensions, we then present the results of a research program conducted to explore the relationship between them. In general, using both experimental and correlational data, we find evidence of a compensation effect between the two dimensions when two targets are compared. That is, when one target is judged more positively on one of the two fundamental dimensions, the second is judged more positively on the other dimension. We show that this compensation effect is confined to these two fundamental dimensions rather than something that more broadly characterises comparative judgements on any two judgemental dimensions. We then explore the importance of this compensation effect for the formation, maintenance, confirmation, and communication of mixed stereotypes of social groups.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 2010
Language Anglais
Journal information "European Review of Social Psychology (Print)" - Vol. 21, no. 1, p. 155-187 (2010)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 1046-3283
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - SSH/IPSY - Psychological Sciences Research Institute
University of Colorado - Department of Psychology
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Bibliographic reference Kervyn de Meerendré, Nicolas ; Yzerbyt, Vincent ; Judd, Charles M.. Compensation between warmth and competence: Antecedents and consequences of a negative relation between the two fundamental dimensions of social perception. In: European Review of Social Psychology (Print), Vol. 21, no. 1, p. 155-187 (2010)
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