Academic AbstractHow do social stereotypes shape and reflect images formed in the mind’s eye? Visual mental imagery has long been assumed crucial in creating, maintaining, and perpetuating stereotypes and prejudice. Surprisingly, research in social cognition has only recently begun to explore the causal role of mental images in these phenomena. In contrast, cognitive neuroscience research on visual mental imagery (VMI) has explored the pivotal role of imagery in various consequential cognitive and behavioral phenomena. However, cognitive neuroscience has largely neglected how stereotypes influence mental imagery. This article provides a historical overview of the development of these two fields in terms of mental imagery and discusses recent advances at their intersection. Opportunities for additional integration are highlighted, and suggestions for furthering the dual study of stereotyping and mental imagery are provided.Public AbstractHow can social stereotypes impact and mirror visual imagination? It has long been assumed that visual mental imagery plays a central role in forming, maintaining, and strengthening stereotypes and prejudice. Yet, until recently, there has been limited exploration within social psychology and cognitive neuroscience on the explicit connection between visual mental images and social stereotypes. We describe the historical progression of these fields concerning visual imagery and explore recent advancements that unite stereotyping and mental imagery research. Furthermore, we propose avenues for future research to deepen our understanding of how individuals utilize mental images in stereotyping and how mental imagery can modify stereotypes.

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在心灵之眼中：探索视觉心理意象与刻板印象之间的关系


学术摘要 社会刻板印象如何塑造和反映人们心目中形成的图像？长期以来，视觉心理意象一直被认为对于创造、维持和延续刻板印象和偏见至关重要。令人惊讶的是，社会认知研究最近才开始探索心理意象在这些现象中的因果作用。相比之下，视觉心理意象（VMI）的认知神经科学研究探索了意象在各种随之而来的认知和行为现象中的关键作用。然而，认知神经科学在很大程度上忽视了刻板印象如何影响心理意象。本文从心理意象方面对这两个领域的发展进行了历史概述，并讨论了它们交叉领域的最新进展。强调了额外整合的机会，并提供了进一步深入刻板印象和心理意象双重研究的建议。公共摘要社会刻板印象如何影响和反映视觉想象力？长期以来，人们一直认为视觉心理意象在形成、维持和强化刻板印象和偏见方面发挥着核心作用。然而，直到最近，社会心理学和认知神经科学领域对视觉心理图像和社会刻板印象之间的明确联系的探索还很有限。我们描述了这些与视觉意象相关的领域的历史进展，并探讨了将刻板印象和心理意象研究结合起来的最新进展。此外，我们提出了未来研究的途径，以加深我们对个人如何在刻板印象中利用心理意象以及心理意象如何改变刻板印象的理解。