Further Validation of Measures of Target Detection and Stereotype Activation in the Stereotype Misperception Task

Previous research presented a multinomial model to estimate four latent processes (target detection, stereotype activation, stereotype application, guessing) that contribute to responses in the Stereotype Misperception Task, an indirect measure of stereotyping (Krieglmeyer & Sherman, 2012). The present research further investigates the validity of the target detection (D) and stereotype activation (SAC) parameters. To this end, the data from Experiment 2 and Experiment 4 in Krieglmeyer and Sherman (2012) were re-analyzed using a bootstrap method to investigate the robustness of the results. Furthermore, two conceptual replication studies were conducted and analyzed with the same bootstrap method. A manipulation of target distinctness influenced the D parameter as predicted. A manipulation of prime prototypicality influenced the SAC parameter as predicted. Taken together, the results support the validity of the D and SAC model parameters.

先前研究提出了一种多项式模型，用以估算四个潜在过程（目标检测、刻板印象激活、刻板印象应用、猜测），这些过程共同作用于刻板印象误认任务中的反应，该任务作为刻板印象的间接衡量指标（Krieglmeyer & Sherman，2012）。本研究进一步探讨了目标检测（D）和刻板印象激活（SAC）参数的有效性。为此，对Krieglmeyer和Sherman（2012）中的实验2和实验4的数据进行了重分析，采用自举法以探究结果的稳健性。此外，还进行了两项概念复制研究，并使用相同的自举法进行分析。对目标独特性的操纵如预期般影响了D参数。对启动原型的典型性的操纵如预期般影响了SAC参数。综合来看，结果支持了D和SAC模型参数的有效性。