Psychology

Determinants of automatic age and race bias: ingroup-outgroup distinction salience moderates automatic evaluations of social groups

S. Heitmann and R. Reichardt

This intriguing research by Stephanie Heitmann and Regina Reichardt explores how the focus on ingroup-outgroup distinctions can influence automatic bias in social evaluations. Discover how social identity based on race and age can reshape perceptions and biases towards others, offering new insights into intergroup dynamics.

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Abstract

This research investigates whether the salience of ingroup-outgroup distinctions moderates automatic intergroup bias in evaluating multiply categorizable social targets. Two experiments manipulated the salience of participants' social identity based on age or race. Results showed young White participants exhibited higher automatic race bias when racial identity was salient and higher automatic age bias when age identity was salient. This suggests that directing attention to ingroup identity, in contrast to the outgroup, is sufficient to alter automatic intergroup bias.

Publisher

Frontiers in Psychology

Published On

May 01, 2024

Authors

Stephanie Heitmann, Regina Reichardt

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