Self-regulation of prejudiced responses: Implications for progress in prejudice-reduction efforts
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A model suggesting that prejudice-related discrepancy experiences facilitate prejudice reduction efforts is proposed and tested. Prejudice-related discrepancies concerning gays were activated among low and high prejudiced Ss in 2 experiments. Results indicated that low-prejudiced (LP) Ss' violations of their LP and well-internalized attitudes produced compunction, self- and discrepancy-focused thoughts, attention to discrepancy-relevant information (Experiment 1), and a slowing of responses (Experiment 2). These findings indicated that LP Ss' discrepancies instigated a self-regulatory cycle that, theoretically, should help in achieving control over subsequent prejudiced responses. Evidence of effective self-regulation was found in a task following discrepancy activation
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When people who endorse values opposed to prejudice believe they have acted with bias, they are motivated to inhibit the expression of implicit bias by seeking out information and putting effort into tasks they believe would help them break the prejudice habit.
“considerable evidence demonstrates that, when they believe they have acted with bias, people who endorse values opposed to prejudice are motivated to inhibit the expression of implicit bias by seeking out information and putting effort into tasks they believe would help them break the prejudice habit”
From Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention (2012) · cites this paper as Monteith, 1993
When people who endorse values opposed to prejudice act with prejudice, they experience guilt, which instigates self-regulatory efforts to disrupt automatic bias and prevent future expressions of bias.
“when these people act with prejudice, they experience guilt (Devine et al., 1991), which instigates self-regulatory efforts to disrupt automatic bias and prevent future expressions of bias”
From Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention (2012) · cites this paper as Monteith, 1993
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- Authors
- Monteith, M. J.
- Affiliations
- Texas Tech University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Monteith, Margo J.
- ORCID
- Monteith, Margo J.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1993-09
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 469-485
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2053861170
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 22.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- prejudice reduction, self-regulation, internalized prejudice, compunction, response slowing
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