If you grew up in a household with a brother who was incredibly shy, you might have a different belief about a man you meet who avoids dating women than a person who grew up in a household with a brother who was gay.This difference in interpretation is due to differences in your and the other person's

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The chronic accessibility of schemas refers to the extent to which schemas are easily brought to mind and used in interpreting information. In this case, the person who grew up with a gay brother may be more likely to have the "gay schema" be chronically accessible, which could influence their interpretation of a man who avoids dating women. Conversely, the person who grew up with a shy brother may have the "shy schema" be more chronically accessible and therefore interpret the same behavior differently.

If You Grew Up in a Household with a Brother