Effects of stereotype under the influence of perspective-taking on memory for positive and negative events.

• Main Author: Ng, Julyn.
• Other Authors: Michael Donald Patterson
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology::Consciousness and cognition
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38878
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of occupational stereotypes on memory performance under the influence of perspective-taking. The present study found the memory performance for positive events was better than negative events. Although the present study was not successful in finding stereotype main effect on memory, the present study observed significant interaction effect between different scenarios. Stereotype enhanced memory performance in positive events while no stereotype effect was found in negative events. In summary, the present study highlighted the important influence of stereotype and perspective-taking on memory.