When and why are social categories overused relative to individuating information? A Bayesian approach to identifying biases in impression formation processes.
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- 10.1037/pspa0000495
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- 2026 Sep 17
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- Journal of personality and social psychology
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@article{allodium:10.1037/pspa0000495,
title = {When and why are social categories overused relative to individuating information? A Bayesian approach to identifying biases in impression formation processes.},
author = {Vrantsidis TH and Cunningham WA},
year = {2026},
journal = {Journal of personality and social psychology},
doi = {10.1037/pspa0000495},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000495}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - When and why are social categories overused relative to individuating information? A Bayesian approach to identifying biases in impression formation processes. AU - Vrantsidis TH AU - Cunningham WA PY - 2026 JO - Journal of personality and social psychology DO - 10.1037/pspa0000495 UR - https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000495 ER -
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TH, V., & WA, C. (2026). When and why are social categories overused relative to individuating information? A Bayesian approach to identifying biases in impression formation processes.. Journal of personality and social psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000495
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