ABSTRACT
The literature on stereotypes and stereotyping has focused primarily on how stereotypes are used to judge others (see Chapter 5). But stereotypes are relevant to self-judgment as well. We belong to many social groups or categories, and their associated stereotypes are likely to affect how we perceive, think about, and judge ourselves, as well as how we behave. Similar to the effects of stereotypes on judgments of others, the consequences for self-judgment can also be characterized in terms of either assimilation (what researchers typically mean when they use the phrase “self-stereotyping”) or contrast (e.g., judging the self as unlike the group).
