And yet they move [Elektronische Ressource] : the impact of direction of deviance on stereotype change / von Mirjam Dolderer

And Yet They Move: The Impact of Direction of Deviance on Stereotype Change Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Fakultät für Sozial- und Verhaltenswissenschaften der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Dipl.-Psych. Mirjam Dolderer geboren am 07.04.1978 in Schwäbisch Gmünd Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Amélie Mummendey, Universität Jena 2. Prof. Dr. Klaus Rothermund, Universität Jena 3. Prof. Dr. Stephan Lessenich, Universität Jena Tag des Kolloquiums: 22.04.2008 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am grateful to many people who helped, supported and ‘distracted’ me while I worked on this dissertation. First of all I would like to express my gratitude to my advisor Amélie Mummendey for the trust, encouragement and especially for the stimulating theo-retical discussions, which always reminded me of the ‘big picture’ again. But not just for the scientific training, also for the encouragement while deciding on the professional future, I am very grateful. Likewise, I am equally thankful to Klaus Rothermund for very helpful feedback on the theoretical argument, supportive and fruitful critiques, and additionally the support in methodological questions. I am much obliged to Thorsten Meiser for his very helpful advises while starting this project.