Hamilton and Rose's (1980)research in which students read sentences describing accountants,doctors,and salespeople revealed that:

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Hamilton and Rose's (1980) research showed that preexisting stereotypes can lead us to "see" correlations that are not there. For example, even when given sentences describing accountants, doctors, and salespeople that had equivalent levels of positive or negative information, participants were more likely to perceive a correlation between intelligence and being a doctor because the stereotype of doctors as intelligent was already present in their minds. This demonstrates how preexisting stereotypes can influence our perceptions and lead us to see correlations that are not actually present.

Hamilton and Rose's (1980)research in Which Students Read Sentences Describing