PSYCH355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Color Blindness, Ingroups And Outgroups
24 Feb 2016
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How making intergroup ideologies salient influences dominant and minority group member behaviors during intergroup interactions. Ideologies that encourage appreciation for out group member"s unique qualities results in positive interactions than a self-control focus on ignoring social categories and avoiding inappropriate behavior (color blindness and antiracism) Multicultural ideology prompt leads dominant and minority group members to direct more positive comments to interaction partner who was a minority. Colorblind prompt created a prevention orientation for dominant group members, resulting in expressing negative feelings toward out group interaction partner. Multicultural, anti racist, color blind, control condition. Each p had partner in another room (same sex and opposite race) and would exchange personal information with partner. Option of meeting face to face if interested at end. If in message condition, p"s reflect on issues of intergroup interaction. Color blind condition: look beyond skin color and understand person within. Open ended thought-listing task: wrote down thoughts in mind + questions they want to ask partner.
