Unprejudiced and self-focused: When intergroup contact is experienced as being about the ingroup rather than the outgroup

Vorauer, Jacquie D.

doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2007.10.002

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“…Although this may seem counterintuitive, what is critical from the current perspective is that other-stereotype activation reflects a focus on making outgroup inferences. Several previous studies have suggested that such a focus is an important driving force behind intergroup contact effects (Vorauer, 2008). Once again, results did not indicate any significant differences between the imagine-self perspective-taking condition and the no-instructions control condition.…”

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Distinct Effects of Imagine-Other Versus Imagine-Self Perspective-Taking on Prejudice Reduction

Vorauer¹,

Sasaki²

2014

Social Cognition

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Two experiments tested the hypothesis that imagine-other and imagineself perspective-taking have different implications for prejudice reduction when instantiated in intergroup exchanges characterized by the potential for evaluation. We reasoned that because imagine-other perspective-taking is more likely than imagine-self perspective-taking to lead individuals to an unproductive focus on how they themselves are evaluated, imagine-other perspective-taking would hinder prejudice reduction whereas imagine-self perspective-taking would not. Results across two different intergroup relationships were consistent with these predictions and further suggested that the negative implications of imagine-other perspective-taking were mediated by relative meta-stereotype activation, an index of the extent to which individuals focused more on how their own group was viewed than on their view of the outgroup. These findings highlight that considering how individuals' concerns with evaluation guide their thoughts and experiences during intergroup exchanges can help identify the likely effects of different intervention strategies in such contexts.Perspective-taking has long been venerated as an ideal strategy for facilitating more prosocial thoughts, feelings, and behaviors toward outgroup members. By virtue of involving a form of cognitive and emotional "reaching out," trying to put oneself in outgroup members' shoes as a means of improving relations with them has both intuitive appeal and face validity. It also has substantial empirical backing, with dozens of studies documenting the effectiveness of perspective-taking in promoting more positive intergroup attitudes and behavior via processes such as

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Distinct Effects of Imagine-Other Versus Imagine-Self Perspective-Taking on Prejudice Reduction

Vorauer¹,

Sasaki²

2014

Social Cognition

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“…Yet as past research shows, liberal attitudes or low prejudice levels are insufficient for reducing -and may even exacerbate -anxieties in interracial interactions (Shelton, Richeson, & Bergsieker, 2009;Shelton, Richeson, Salvatore, & Trawalter, 2005;Vorauer, 2005Vorauer, , 2008Vorauer & Turpie, 2004). In highereducation environments, this may be especially true for students who had had minimal contact with outgroup members before coming to college (Plant & Devine, 2003).…”

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Selectively friending: Racial stereotypicality and social rejection

Hebl

Williams

Sundermann

et al. 2012

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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“…Such negativity can also lead to what is known as “contact valence asymmetry”; in one study, white Australians attended to ethnic background more in the future when prior inter‐group contact was negative (Paolini, Harwood, & Rubin, 2009). Also, Vorauer (2007) found that participants who were relatively low in prejudice were unresponsive to contact with an outgroup member, presumably because of a “switching off” of generalisations (p. 916) and seeing contact more in terms of themselves rather than the outgroup.…”

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How to Cook Rice: A Review of Ingredients for Teaching anti‐Prejudice

Pedersen

Walker

Paradies

et al. 2011

Australian Psychologist

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There is a pressing need to address prejudice, racism and discrimination against marginalised groups in Australia. This involves change from the structural to the individual level. In this paper, we discuss the merits of individual anti-prejudice mechanisms within the Australian context. First, we expand on nine mechanisms described in a previous paper and then review five new mechanisms. We conclude that while some mechanisms are likely to be useful regardless of location, others need to be tailored to the local context. We also conclude that effective interventions need to utilise multiple mechanisms. It is hoped that the synthesis of the different mechanisms provided here will assist anti-prejudice researchers, practitioners and policymakers striving to improve relations between different groups in our society.3.In a previous paper, Pedersen, Walker and Wise (2005) wrote of an old Chinese proverb "Talk does not cook rice". By this, they suggested that instead of just talking or theorising about prejudice reduction, social action should be taken. Many practitioners, however, are not familiar with effective mechanisms to reduce prejudice. In the present paper, we review the primarily Australian literature on how to reduce prejudice successfully. In other words, we write of the 'ingredients' (mechanisms) of successful anti-prejudice interventions.Pedersen et al. (2005) pointed to nine primary mechanisms that could be employed in anti-prejudice interventions. The present paper significantly updates that review, presenting more evidence of the effectiveness of these nine identified mechanisms. The present paper then discusses five new mechanisms, not outlined in the earlier paper, along with evidence of their effectiveness.

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Unprejudiced and self-focused: When intergroup contact is experienced as being about the ingroup rather than the outgroup

Cited by 15 publications

References 24 publications

Distinct Effects of Imagine-Other Versus Imagine-Self Perspective-Taking on Prejudice Reduction

Distinct Effects of Imagine-Other Versus Imagine-Self Perspective-Taking on Prejudice Reduction

Selectively friending: Racial stereotypicality and social rejection

How to Cook Rice: A Review of Ingredients for Teaching anti‐Prejudice

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