PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Implicit Stereotype, Spatula, Visual Perception
Document Summary
How prejudice affects visual processing and the neuroscience of prejudice. The implicit association between black skin and guns is leading police officers to see guns in people"s hand- with deadly consequences. Video by michael moore: the actual truth. The only way a black person can truly be safe is to make sure that the police officer can see his/her hands at all times. Visual perception is shaped by implicit bias: black skin and crime example: Black people are 3 times more likely to be killed by police than white people. 30% of black victims were unarmed in 2015 compared to 19% of white victims. These two facts are found in america. In other words, it"s due to implicit bias rather than overt prejudice: the implicit association between black people and criminality may lead officers to engage in non-conscious racial profiling. Implicit associations with criminality can influence the way an officer interprets ambiguous behaviours.
