This present study was designed to investigate whether face-type (stereotypical or nonstereotypical) facilitates stereotype-consistent categorization and decision-making. Previous literature suggests an associative link between adults' stereotypically Black facial features and assumed criminality. The question addressed here is whether the cognitive processes that underpin biased decisions for an adult's racially stereotypical facial features (e.g., broad nose, full lips) apply to children's faces. In two studies, testing face-type categorization and disciplinary judgments, people were more likely to miscategorize children with stereotypical faces into negative roles more than positive roles. People were also more likely to increase their disciplinary judgments from one infraction to another for children with stereotypical faces compared to nonstereotypical faces. These results suggest that face-type cues do extend to children and also engender negative associations.

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像父亲一样像儿子：儿童的陈规定型黑色面部特征造成麻烦

本研究旨在调查面部类型（刻板印象或非刻板印象）是否有助于刻板印象一致的分类和决策。以前的文献表明，成年人刻板的黑人面部特征与假定的犯罪行为之间存在关联。这里要解决的问题是，支持成人种族刻板面部特征（例如，宽鼻子、丰唇）的偏见决策的认知过程是否适用于儿童的面部。在测试面孔类型分类和纪律判断的两项研究中，人们更容易将具有陈规定型面孔的儿童错误地归类为消极角色而不是积极角色。与非典型面孔相比，人们也更有可能将他们的纪律判断从一项违规行为增加到另一项违规行为。这些结果表明，面部类型的线索确实会延伸到儿童身上，也会产生负面联想。