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Prejudiced? It Depends on Your Perspective
Jul/28/2011 08:18 Filed in: Prejudice
The past 25 years of research into the scientific unconscious has documented just how susceptible the mind is to prejudice. Simple exposures to stereotypical beliefs rapidly alter the mind's evaluative mechanisms such that it will automatically generate a negative evaluation of any member of a different social group in question. However, a new paper in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that simply altering our perspective -- mentally putting ourselves in another person’s shoes -- can significantly reduce our unconscious biases. Read More...
Prejudice from Thin Air?
As CNN just noted, Mel Gibson has "opened up" in a recent interview about his less than chivalrous behavior. As most everyone knows, Mel has been caught a few times over the past years spewing racist and sexist epithets (and worse). Unfortunately, such behavior is evidenced by many people. But what makes the case of Mel interesting to us is the fact that he also has many, many people who know him well (e.g., Whoopi Goldberg, Jodie Foster) swear that he is not a racist or sexist. Can these views be squared? Read More...
