Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Author "Djikic, Maja"
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Reducing Stereotyping Through Mindfulness: Effects on Automatic Stereotype-Activated Behaviors
Djikic, Maja; Langer, Ellen; Stapleton, Sarah Fulton (Springer Verlag, 2008)We assessed whether mindfulness (active categorization) can prevent automatic stereotype-activated behaviors related to the elderly. Eighty participants (mean age = 24.4) were given a set of photographs to prime the dimension ... -
Toward Mindful Social Comparison: When Subjective and Objective Selves are Mutually Exclusive
Djikic, Maja; Langer, Ellen (Elsevier, 2007)Although mindless evaluations typically accompany social comparisons, they are not necessary, and may be costly. We describe how mindlessness enters the social comparison process at two points. First, during the social ...