Stereotyped personality trait ratings of concrete and “typical” stimulus persons

Conover, Jerry N.; Seymour, George E.; Marx, Melvin H.; Moore, Monica M.

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“…The self-descriptions were more stereotyped: male subjects considered themselves to be more masculine and less feminine than the females, as well as less dependable. more of a leader, more self-confident, and less likely to spend time reading and visiting friends, all consistent with traditional sex-role stereotypes (Conover et al. 1978;Widiger & Settle.…”

Section: Sex Role Stereotypessupporting

confidence: 57%

“…Edwards, 1987;Harris et al, 1982;Knoll, 1978;Terry, 1989a;Terry, 1990;Terry & Kroger, 1976). This derogation of the attractiveness of a person who wears glasses, although not universal (Dengerink & Porter, 1984), is not only found for observers but is also characteristic of the person who wears the glasses (Berk, 1963;Knoll, 1978;Terry, 1989a;Terry et al, 1983;Terry & Brady, 1976). It has been suggested that this perception of oneself as less physically attractive leads the wearer to form a "spectacle image" (Berk, 1963), which is associated with self-deprecation, low self-esteem (Terry, 1982;Terry et al, 1983;Terry & Brady, 1976) and anxiety (Terry, 1981;Terry & Zimmerman, 1970).…”

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confidence: 92%

“…One approach to studying sex differences in the stereotypes of people with glasses is to look at sex differences in the stereotype by comparing the responses of male and female subjects to the same stimuli, shown with and without glasses. Although several studies which used both male and female subjects did not analyze for sex differences (Argyle & McHenry, 1971;Thornton, 1943Thornton, , 1944, most of the studies that did look for sex-of-subject differences in reactions to people with and without glasses failed to find them (Barrineau, Berg, & Terry, 1981;Dengerink & Porter, 1984;K. Edwards, 1987;Elman, 1977;Harris et al, 1982;Terry & Hall, 1989;Terry & Kroger, 1976).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Sex Differences in Stereotypes of Spectacles¹

Harris¹

1991

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Sex differences in the stereotype of eyeglasses were investigated via a three‐part questionnaire administered to 217 adults. In the first part, subjects viewed one of five males or five females wearing glasses or not and rated this individual on a number of descriptors as well as guessing his or her three favorite pastimes. In the second part male and female subjects with and without glasses were compared on self‐evaluations of the same descriptors and activities. They also responded to open‐ended questions concerning their reasons for using spectacles and contact lenses and the effects of these visual correctives on their self‐perceptions and the perceptions of others. In the third part subjects evaluated a typical woman and a typical man with glasses on the same descriptors. These three methods of identifying sex differences in stereotypes of eyeglasses produced somewhat conflicting results. Photographs with glasses were judged as less attractive and sexy, but males considered the typical woman with glasses as sexier and more attractive than the typical woman without glasses. Generally, people with glasses were considered to be more intelligent and intense, and the stereotypes of the typical woman and man with glasses were highly positive. Women with glasses were viewed as more feminine and men with glasses as more masculine. Although wearing glasses affected the self‐concept of females more than males, there was little evidence that they experienced a more negative “spectacle image” than males.

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Section: Sex Role Stereotypessupporting

confidence: 57%