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Perspective-taking: Decreasing stereotype expression, stereotype accessibility, and in-group favoritism.

Galinsky, Adam D., Moskowitz, Gordon B.·2000·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Using 3 experiments, the authors explored the role of perspective-taking in debiasing social thought. In the 1st 2 experiments, perspective-taking was contrasted with stereotype suppression as a possible strategy for achieving stereotype control. In Experiment 1, perspective-taking decreased stereotypic biases on both a conscious and a nonconscious task. In Experiment 2, perspective-taking led to both decreased stereotyping and increased overlap between representations of the self and representations of the elderly, suggesting activation and application of the self-concept in judgments of the elderly. In Experiment 3, perspective-taking reduced evidence of in-group bias in the minimal group paradigm by increasing evaluations of the out-group. The role of self-other overlap in producing prosocial outcomes and the separation of the conscious, explicit effects from the nonconscious, implicit effects of perspective-taking are discussed.

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  • Whites resist external controls on racial prejudice.

    “Studies of bias control confirm the general principle: whites resist external controls on racial prejudice (Galinsky and Moskowitz, 2000;Plant and Devine, 2001).”

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  • Controlled laboratory studies instructing subjects to adopt a perspective associated with another person and his or her situation have been shown to reduce bias toward a range of stigmatized groups, including Blacks, and to inhibit the activation of unconscious stereotypes and prejudices.

    “Controlled laboratory studies instructing subjects to adopt a perspective associated with another person and his or her situation have been shown to reduce bias toward a range of stigmatized groups,81 including Blacks,82,83 and to inhibit the activation of unconscious stereotypes and prejudices.84”

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Authors
Galinsky, A. D., & Moskowitz, G. B.
Affiliations
Northwestern University (US)
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Published
2000
Volume
78
Issue
4
Pages
708-724
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
OpenAlex
W4230172633
Cited by
1,725
References
0
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FWCI
32.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Power and Status Dynamics
Keywords
perspective taking, stereotypes, stereotype accessibility, in-group favoritism, intergroup relations, prejudice reduction
MeSH terms
Adult, Female, Group Processes, Humans, Male, Prejudice, Role Playing, Social Control, Informal, Psychological Distance, Stereotyping

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