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Can Gender Stereotypes Facilitate Memory When Elaborative Strategies Are Used?

The present study investigated whether learners would spontaneously draw upon stereotypic prior knowledge when asked to learn factual information about men and/or women while using the elaborative interrogation strategy. The 120 participants (60 male and 60 female) studied 30 facts about men, women or a combination of men and women. Overall, memory for facts about men and women was equivalent; however, elaborations about women contained more stereotypic information than those about men. In cases where stereotypes clarified the relationships within facts, performance improved. Although the themes focussed on many negative stereotypes about women, given the prevalence of stereotypic information, there were benefits from utilising this knowledge. The implications of learners using stereotypic information is discussed.