Devine et al., 2012: Learning about implicit bias decreased implicit prejudice and increased concern about discrimination among non African American undergraduates for 2 months
Reference:
Devine, P. G., Forscher, P. S., Austin, A. J., & Cox, W. T. (2012). Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention. Journal of experimental social psychology, 48(6), 1267-1278.
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Non-African American undergraduates learned about implicit bias, its link to discrimination, and strategies to reduce bias in daily life (e.g., recognizing and replacing stereotypic responses, imagining counterstereotypical outgroup members. This led to a decline in implicit prejudice that lasted through two months and an increase in concern about discrimination.
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Do I associate other groups with negative qualities?Do I associate other groups with negative qualities?Psychological Question Addressed
Do I associate other groups with negative qualities?Psychological Process 2:
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Intergroup relationships
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