A5070431318- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Gender Diversity and Inequality
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Research Data Management Practices
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Representations and Identity
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Digital Games and Media
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Media Influence and Health
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
- Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Personality Traits and Psychology
University of North Florida
2017-2024
York University
2007-2019
Western University
2014
A common assumption about implicit measures is that they reflect early experiences, whereas explicit are assumed to recent experiences. This subsumes two distinct hypotheses: (a) Implicit more resistant situationally induced changes than measures; (b) individual differences on stable over time measures. Although the first hypothesis has been subject of numerous studies, second received relatively little attention. The current research addressed in longitudinal studies compared temporal...
In 4 studies, the authors examined effect of approaching Blacks on implicit racial attitudes and immediacy behaviors. Studies 1-3, participants were trained to pull a joystick toward themselves or push it away from when presented with photographs Blacks, Whites, Asians before completing an Implicit Association Test measure bias. Study 4, this training procedure nonverbal behavior in interracial contact situation was investigated. Results studies demonstrated that decreased participants'...
In 4 experiments anxious uncertainty threats caused reactive approach motivation (RAM). Studies 1 and 2, academic RAM as assessed by behavioral neuroscience implicit measures of motivation. Study 3 the effect a relational threat on approach-motivated personal projects in participants' everyday lives was mediated idealism those projects. different heightened manipulated salience ideals. Results suggest account for idealistic ideological reactions defense literature. Speculative implications...
Although perceived differences between outgroup social categories and the self are often cited as a major contributor to prejudice intergroup tension, surprisingly few studies have examined ways improve associations racial outgroups. The present research investigated one strategy increase these associations-approach training. Specifically, 3 impact of training participants conceptually approach Blacks on separate measures: 2 response latency measures indexing strength association...
The self-concept is one of the main organizing constructs in behavioral sciences because it influences how people interpret their environment, choices they make, whether and initiate action, pursuit specific goals. Because belonging to social groups feeling interconnected critical human survival, authors propose that spontaneously change working so are more similar salient categories. Specifically, 4 studies investigated activating a variety categories (i.e., jocks, hippies, overweight,...
Abstract Ableism, as it relates to mental illness, is a serious social issue that exists across nations and cultures. Implicit stigma caused by ableism can be especially problematic given typically expressed subtly automatically causing remain unnoticed thus unchanged. This research illustrated two studies individuals have automatic ableist attitudes toward yet the expression of depends on combination their implicit explicit attitudes. Furthermore, Study 2 was first demonstrate an effective...
Although stereotypes and prejudice are commonly regarded as conceptually distinct but related constructs, previous research remains silent on the processes underlying their relation. Applying balance-congruity principle to concepts (a) group, (b) valence, (c) attribute, we argue that valence of attributes contained in a group-stereotype shapes evaluations while toward group influences which stereotypically associated with group. Using fictitious (Experiments 1 3) real 2 4) groups, current...
Within the United States (U.S.), political landscape is polarized between two major parties: Democratic Party and Republican Party. Elite polarization has led to legislative gridlock labeling ‘other' party as different, which hinders social change because less receptivity other party's ideas willingness accept criticism from members of party. Non-major groups independents are essential but understudied routes they may not be perceived electoral viewpoint competition groups. Previous...
Two studies examined the relationship between explicit stereotyping and prejudice by investigating how of minority men women may be differentially related to prejudice. Based on research theory intersectional invisibility hypothesis (Purdie-Vaughns & Eibach, 2008), we hypothesized that would more strongly than women. Supporting our hypothesis, in both United Kingdom (Study 1) States 2), when Black were entered into same regression model, only predicted Results inconsistent regard South...
Abstract Despite current societal trends to encourage diversity, individuals often avoid acknowledging race, and we suggest also conflict, because of concerns about appearing prejudiced. The present research investigated the use racial color conflict blind strategies in an ambiguous negative intergroup context. In three studies, assessed whether people acknowledged race using a novel context task. Study 1 demonstrated that when describing interaction with photograph Black White males bumping...
The present experiments were designed to investigate whether an intervention that targeted racial attitudes influenced not only prejudice but also self–Black associations. Because past research has demonstrated people strive build connections with favorable social categories, we predicted positive evaluative training would increase identification Blacks. Results from three studies provide evidence practice in associating concepts Blacks reduced implicit which turn increased Notably,...
In a now-classic study by Srull and Wyer (1979), people who were exposed to phrases with hostile content subsequently judged man as being more hostile. And this “hostile priming effect” has had significant influence on the field of social cognition over subsequent decades. However, recent multi-lab collaborative (McCarthy et al., 2018) that closely followed methods described (1979) found effect was nearly zero, which casts doubt whether these reliably produce an effect. To address some...
The present longitudinal study examined the complex role of race-including racial attitudes and visual representations race-in White Americans' responses to Obama during 2008 U.S. presidential election. Consistent with prior research, participants who perceived as darker skinned were less likely vote for him generally evaluated positively. It is important note, however, that these effects stronger among Whites more egalitarian expressed attitudes. Moreover, this pattern occurred over above...
Abstract Hillary Clinton was the first woman nominated for President by a major political party in United States. Like most women politics, she faced negative evaluations, part, due to inconsistency between traits typically associated with leaders (competence) versus (warmth). Because understanding categorization of an individual female politician is essential development successful bias interventions, we examined extent which and novel were categorized as politicians. In three studies...
Objective An impediment to an informed discussion of the impact that campus crime alerts have on college campuses is dearth research topic. This study explores composition and ways they convey (re)produce meanings concerning victimization, perpetration, responsibility, consent. Methods: uses qualitative content analysis a sample 3,702 from 55 universities in United States. Results: Three themes (Central Actor, Overgendering, Gratuitous Content) emerge. When victim portrayed as alert subject...
The purpose of this research was to test how, why, and when social power influences victims' revenge seeking, grudge holding, forgiveness. Based on Keltner, Gruenfeld, Anderson's (2003) approach theory McCullough, Kurzban, Tabak's (2013) theorizing about forgiveness systems, we tested (a) the associations between revenge, grudge, forgiveness; (b) mediational role approach/inhibition motivation in explaining why exist; (c) moderating whether transgressor apologizes or not associations. Five...
This research examines the mediating role of victims’ embarrassment in explaining why apologies from transgressors sometimes affect reported forgiveness, but not actual forgiveness toward transgressors. Victims insincerely communicate following a transgressor’s apology because they feel put on spot and embarrassed try to escape awkwardness such situations. The results an online experiment supported our hypothesis by showing that victim mediated relation between experienced forgiveness.
The ability to forgive in the face of conflict is an important part maintaining relationships, particularly for individuals with dependent and self-critical personality styles who can become depressed response interpersonal stress. This research examined forgiveness process relation these two separate studies. Study 1 was a nonexperimental retrospective study community sample adults. 2 experimental involving manipulation transgression relationship threat within laboratory. results both...
Abstract This paper addresses a critical gap in measuring and reducing implicit prejudice: biases against Black women people with intersectional identities. Though social psychologists have published many methods to measure interventions reduce prejudice people, these often target or men rather than women. Thus, may leave out because the mental representations of differ representation is more similar advocates for an approach that accounts unique prejudices faced by Specifically, this argues...
Though people usually imagine the typical person as a man rather than woman, effect is mixed for racial groups and understudied among traditionally male social (e.g., police criminals) non-U.S. populations. Results from survey (N > 5000) collected via globally distributed laboratory network in over 40 regions demonstrated that attitudes toward Black politicians had stronger relationship with men women of group. However, White men, whereas East Asian people, officers, criminals did not...