Low-SES students also generate stereotype-consistent inferences in the reverse direction, inferring SES indicators from memory performance information¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2002 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 2007: baselines and conditions change

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q2 i? When given memory performance information about targets, participants were asked to infer the targets' possessions and cultural activities (SES indicators), and again only low-SES students produced stereotype-consistent inferences. → Isabelle Regner 2002

Evidence¶

Isabelle Regner 2002¶

Isabelle Regner, Pascal Huguet, Jean-Marc Monteil. (2002). Effects of socioEconomic status (SES) information on cognitive ability inferences: When low-SES students make use of a self-threatening stereotype. Social Psychology of Education, 5(3), 253-269. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016313908667

q2 · i? · causal · r?

Study 2 reversed the inference direction of Study 1: participants received "memory performance information about several targets" and inferred SES indicators. The abstract states that in both studies only low-SES students generated stereotype-consistent inferences.

"In Study 2, participants were given memory performance information about several targets and were then asked to infer these targets' possessions and cultural activities (i.e., SES indicators)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Inferencing — outcome: instruction changes it
Socioeconomic Status — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Low-SES students, but not high-SES students, generate stereotype-consistent inferences linking targets' social class and memory ability — related
Students' SES and academic achievement level moderate their use of the SES stereotype — a broader claim this one bears on

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`title`	`Low-SES students also generate stereotype-consistent inferences in the reverse direction, inferring SES indicators from memory performance information`
`description`	`Low-SES students also generate stereotype-consistent inferences in the reverse direction, inferring SES indicators from memory performance information`
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`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2002`
`recheck_by`	`2007`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-17`
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