“…Individuals rely on stereotypes to save cognitive effort (Macrae, Milne, & Bodenhausen, 1994). Once a stereotype is activated, information that is congruent with the stereotype (or expectation) tends to be stimulated (Lepore & Brown, 1999; Wyer, 1998), and can influence cognitions and behaviors such as impression formation, memory, and decision-making (Bodenhausen, 1988; Cantor & Mischel, 1977; Ellis & Nelson, 1999; Peters, Jelicic, & Merckelbach, 2006; Posner & Keele, 1970). Gender stereotypes also influence how information is processed (Bem, 1981; Eagly & Mladinic, 1989; Eagly, Wood, & Diekman, 2000; Workman & Freeburg, 1997).…”