For 40 years, research on impression formation and attitudes has relied on dual-process
theories that represent knowledge in a single associative network. Although such models …

Cognitive maps are encoded in the hippocampal formation and related regions and range
from the spatial to the purely conceptual. Neural mechanisms that encode information into …

Over the past few decades, two-factor models of social cognition have emerged as a
dominant framework for understanding impression development. These models suggest that …

The spontaneous stereotype content model (SSCM) describes a comprehensive taxonomy,
with associated properties and predictive value, of social-group beliefs that perceivers report …

People form moral impressions rapidly, effortlessly and from a remarkably young age,,,–.
Putatively 'bad'agents command more attention and are identified more quickly and …

Research suggests that implicit evaluations are relatively insensitive to single instances of
new, countervailing information that contradicts prior learning. In 6 experiments, however …

The literature suggests that people with invisible disabilities face more social difficulties than
those with visible ones. Thus, the visibility criterion can constitute a core factor to understand …

Six experiments examine people's updating of blame judgments and test predictions
developed from a socially regulated blame perspective. According to this perspective, blame …

People belong to multiple social groups simultaneously. However, much remains to be
learned about the rich semantic perceptions of multiply-categorized targets. Two pretests …

Research suggests that morality, sociability, and competence exert different effects on
impression formation and that morality forms the primary basis for the global evaluation of …