Stereotypes about people are widespread and play a crucial role in social perception and
interaction. An important question is how stereotypic expectancies about social categories …

In four experiments, the impact of concreteness of language on judgments of truth was
examined. In Experiments 1 and 2, it was found that statements of the very same content …

Social cognition is meant to examine the process of meaningful social interaction. Despite
the central involvement of language in this process, language has not received the focal …

Abstract Language abstraction is an important aspect of the description of behavioral events
(GR Semin & K. Fiedler, 1988) that is typically viewed as a medium by which describers …

This volume is devoted to the fascinating topic of social communication-fascinating because
communication is ubiquitous, in that one cannot not communicate. And yet, the art of …

Social Communication Page 1 3 Language, Stereotypes, and Intergroup Relations DANIËL
WIGBOLDUS and KAREN DOUGLAS Without words we should scarcely be able to form …

According to the linguistic category model (Semin & Fiedler, 1988, 1991), a person's
behavior can be described at varying levels of abstraction from concrete (eg,“Lisa slaps …

Recent research has examined the role of accounting narratives on investors' judgments
and decisions. This study extends this line of inquiry by examining the effects of language …

Subtle attribution cues embedded in language were investigated in a simulated courtroom
setting. Lawyers in training as well as lay attorneys gave closing speeches for the defense …

Abstract Language is an extremely complex phenomenon that can be viewed at multiple
levels. At its heart, however, it is social, and it is social in multiple ways. The acquisition of a …