article_snippet.sent: What is less clear is why.
article_snippet.sent: Professor Jennifer Eberhardt, a psychologist at Stanford University see that stereotypes not only can be used to allow people to interpret a specific behavior in isolation, but also stereotypes can heighten our sensitivity to behavioral patterns across time.
article_snippet.sent: This pattern sensitivity is especially relevant in the schooling context.'
article_snippet.sent: Jason Okonofua, who also took part in the study, said the findings had implications beyond the school system.
article_snippet.sent: Jason Okonofua, who also took part in the study said: 'Most social relationships entail repeated encounters. '
article_snippet.sent: Interactions between police officers and civilians, between employers and employees, between prison guards and prisoners all may be subject to the sort of stereotype escalation effect we have identified in our research.'
highlights_snippet.sent: The research was conducted by psychologists at Stanford University .
  