Social stereotypes provide a basis for making guesses about others' unknown characteristics. We conducted four studies examining the role of perceived category fit in this process. Disconfirming a particular group stereotype should reduce a target's perceived category fit and, consequently, other distinct stereotypes about the category should seem less applicable to the target. Study 1 focused on targets' fit to a single category. Studies 2–4 explored the more complex case of multiply categorizable targets. In these studies, targets' behavior had contrasting implications for their racial and gender fit. Behavior implying high racial fit also implied low gender fit, and vice versa. All four studies supported the prediction that fit moderates stereotyping. Perceivers were sensitive to fit cues even in the case of complex, multifaceted targets. Thus, behavior disconfirming one particular stereotype can moderate the perceived fit of multiple social categories. Stereotype application is attuned to these contex...

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（非）适合类别可调节多种可归类社会目标的外推刻板印象

社会刻板印象为猜测他人的未知特征提供了基础。我们进行了四项研究，考察了感知类别匹配在此过程中的作用。取消确认特定的群体刻板印象应该减少目标的感知类别适合度，因此，关于该类别的其他独特刻板印象似乎不太适用于目标。研究1着重于目标对单个类别的适合度。研究2-4探索了更复杂的多重分类目标案例。在这些研究中，目标对象的行为对其种族和性别适合度有不同的暗示。暗示种族适合度高的行为也暗示性别适合度低，反之亦然。所有四项研究均支持适度定型的预测。即使在复杂的情况下，感知者也对适应线索很敏感，多方面的目标。因此，证实一种特定刻板印象的行为可以缓解多种社会类别的感知适应性。刻板印象应用程序适合这些场合。