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| Author: | Kulik, C.T. Perry, E.L. Bourhis, A.C. |
| Title: | Ironic evaluation processes: Effects of thought suppression on evaluations of older job applicants |
| Journal: | Journal of Organizational Behavior
2000 : SEP, VOL. 21:6, p. 689-711 |
| Index terms: | Culture Psychology Training USA |
| Freeterms: | Applicants |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This research explored ironic evaluation processes initiated by suppression instructions conveyed during diversity training. Raters watched one of 3 training videos. All raters then evaluated a series of job applicants. During the evaluation task, some raters were cognitively busy whereas others were not. Ironically, busy raters instructed to suppress age-related thoughts evaluated an older applicant less favourably than raters in other conditions. These results suggest that organizational diversity training including instructions to suppress stereotypic thoughts may have detrimental effects on evaluations of non-traditional job applicants if raters are cognitively busy when they implement these instructions. |
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