Encoding of and memory for expectancy congruent and incongruent information [Elektronische Ressource] : structural and process characteristics / von Sven Oelsner

ENCODING OF AND MEMORY FOR EXPECTANCY CONGRUENT AND INCONGRUENT INFORMATION Structural and process characteristics 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. Sven Oelsner geboren am 25.06.1975 in Naumburg / Saale Gutachter: 1. Prof. Dr. Thorsten Meiser 2. Prof. Dr. Melanie Steffens Tag des Kolloquiums: 12. Februar 2010 Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet: sapere aude, incipe. Horaz  Contents 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 5 2 Structural components of stereotyping ............................................................................... 8 2.1 Schema based impression formation: stereotypes and stereotyping .......................................... 8 2.2 Memory for inconsistent information and cognitive capacity .................................................... 9 2.3 A cognitive miser seeking meaning? ......................................................................................... 11 2.4 The encoding flexibility model (EFM) ......................................................................................