Developmental differences in the malleability of implicit racial bias following exposure to counterstereotypical exemplars.

• DOI: 10.1037/dev0001128
• Publication Date: 2020-11-30T16:16:58Z
• Authors: Antonya Marie Gon...; Jennifer R. Steele; Evelyn F. Chan; Sarah Ashley Lim; Andrew Scott Baron
• Keywords: White (mutation); Racial Bias; Implicit-association test

Research suggests that exposure to stories about Black adults who are contributing positively their community can reduce implicit pro-White/anti-Black racial bias in older children (ages 9-12). The aim of the current research was replicate and extend this finding by investigating whether a different child-friendly manipulation exposing positive exemplars negative White could decrease aged 5 12 years, both immediately following intervention 1 hr later. In addition, second examine exemplar would similarly adults' bias. sample Asian Canadians (N = 478; 182 male, 296 female), recruited from science center (children) public university Vancouver (adults), 9- 12-year-old children's reduced up after new intervention, while effectiveness on 5- 8-year-old less clear. Interestingly, did not adult levels results follow-up study 96; 23 72 female, nonbinary) indicate child adults, but only when additional instructions provided internalize presented association. Thus, provides evidence depicting counterstereotypical for exposure, there may be important developmental differences conditions required change (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).