This article analyzes the similarities and differences in forming impressions of individuals
and in developing conceptions of groups. In both cases, the perceiver develops a mental …

Two experiments investigated differences in forming impressions of individual and group
targets. Experiment 1 showed that when forming an impression of an individual, perceivers …

The research explored the adequacy of a schematic model of social perception (Reeder &
Brewer, 1979) as an explanation of the negativity effect in impression formation. The model …

In the present study, we investigated the impact of target salience on the formation of illusory
correlations in both individuals and groups. Heightening the salience of a group target was …

Do people know what kinds of impressions they convey to other people during particular
social interactions? In a study designed to answer this question, subjects interacted …

This study investigated the development of impressions of real people. A group of 7
individuals wrote open-ended descriptions of one another each week for 7 weeks and …

As an alternative to algebraic and schematic models of social judgment, a new exemplar-
based model holds that representations of specific individuals influence judgments about …

Presents an introduction to the impression formation and person perception area of social
psychology, emphasizing the behavioral aspects and the formation of judgments in actual …

Ss were given instruction sets to induce either on-line or memory-based processing while
reading behavioral statements about individual and group targets. Impression-set …

Publisher Summary This chapter presents an integrated understanding of various
impression formation processes. The chapter introduces a model of impression formation …