In contrast to other disciplines, social psychology has been slow in responding to the
questions posed by the issue of ethnicity. The Social Psychology of Ethnic Identity, Second …

Three studies analyzed the biological component of psychological essentialism (laypeople's
belief that social categories have an underlying nature/natural foundation) as it pertains to …

Research on implicit person theories shows that beliefs about the malleability of human
attributes have important implications for social cognition, interpersonal behavior, and …

Over half a century ago, psychologists hypothesized that social essentialism, an intuitive
theory comprising the beliefs that social categories reflect naturally occurring distinctions …

This chapter discusses the psychological and societal processes involved in the
phenomenon of multiculturalism. An emphasis is placed on reviewing and integrating …

Lay theory research on intergroup relations has rapidly grown over the past two decades.
Drawing on articles in this Special Issue, we showcase the latest developments. First, we …

This paper explores how the lay theory approach provides a framework beyond previous
stereotype/prejudice research to understand dynamic personality processes in …

People may hold different understandings of race that might affect how they respond to the
culture of groups deemed to be racially distinct. The present research tests how this process …

Two studies investigated whether the content of in‐group identity affects the relation
between in‐group identification and ethnic prejudice. The first study among university …

We investigate trust relationships between senior business executives and their overseas
partners. Drawing on the similarity-attraction paradigm, social categorization theory, and the …