Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants
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Resumo: | In this set of research, we investigated the effects of intergroup physical contact on intergroup attitudes by relying on indirect contact strategies, namely the imagined contact paradigm. We implemented the imagined contact paradigm by leading participants to shape the mental imagery upon pictorial information. Specifically, in Study 1 participants saw a picture of a white hand touching a black hand [i.e., intergroup physical contact condition (InterPC)] or a picture of an outdoor scene (i.e., control condition), and were asked to imagine being either the toucher or in the outdoor scene, respectively. Results demonstrated that InterPC compared to control condition reduced intergroup bias. In Study 2 we compared the InterPC condition to a condition in which participants saw a white hand touching another white hand [i.e., intragroup physical contact (IntraPC)], and imagined to be the toucher. Again, we found that participants in the InterPC condition showed reduced intergroup bias compared to the IntraPC. Study 3 replicated results of Studies 1 and 2 by using an implicit measure of prejudice. Also, Study 3 further showed that asking participants to merely look at the picture of a white hand touching a black hand, without imagining being the toucher was not effective in reducing implicit prejudice. Results were discussed with respect to the literature on physical contact and prejudice reduction processes. |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrantsTouchPhysical contactImagined contactPrejudiceImmigrantsIntergroup biasImplicit attitudesIn this set of research, we investigated the effects of intergroup physical contact on intergroup attitudes by relying on indirect contact strategies, namely the imagined contact paradigm. We implemented the imagined contact paradigm by leading participants to shape the mental imagery upon pictorial information. Specifically, in Study 1 participants saw a picture of a white hand touching a black hand [i.e., intergroup physical contact condition (InterPC)] or a picture of an outdoor scene (i.e., control condition), and were asked to imagine being either the toucher or in the outdoor scene, respectively. Results demonstrated that InterPC compared to control condition reduced intergroup bias. In Study 2 we compared the InterPC condition to a condition in which participants saw a white hand touching another white hand [i.e., intragroup physical contact (IntraPC)], and imagined to be the toucher. Again, we found that participants in the InterPC condition showed reduced intergroup bias compared to the IntraPC. Study 3 replicated results of Studies 1 and 2 by using an implicit measure of prejudice. Also, Study 3 further showed that asking participants to merely look at the picture of a white hand touching a black hand, without imagining being the toucher was not effective in reducing implicit prejudice. Results were discussed with respect to the literature on physical contact and prejudice reduction processes.Frontiers Media S.A.2018-09-21T16:15:52Z2018-01-01T00:00:00Z20182019-03-08T13:17:18Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10071/16614eng1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2018.01685Shamloo, S. E.Carnaghi, A.Piccoli, V.Grassi, M.Bianchi, M.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-25T17:33:14ZPortal AgregadorONG |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants Shamloo, S. E. Touch Physical contact Imagined contact Prejudice Immigrants Intergroup bias Implicit attitudes |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants |
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Imagined intergroup physical contact improves attitudes toward immigrants |
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Shamloo, S. E. |
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Shamloo, S. E. Carnaghi, A. Piccoli, V. Grassi, M. Bianchi, M. |
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Carnaghi, A. Piccoli, V. Grassi, M. Bianchi, M. |
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Shamloo, S. E. Carnaghi, A. Piccoli, V. Grassi, M. Bianchi, M. |
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Touch Physical contact Imagined contact Prejudice Immigrants Intergroup bias Implicit attitudes |
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Touch Physical contact Imagined contact Prejudice Immigrants Intergroup bias Implicit attitudes |
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In this set of research, we investigated the effects of intergroup physical contact on intergroup attitudes by relying on indirect contact strategies, namely the imagined contact paradigm. We implemented the imagined contact paradigm by leading participants to shape the mental imagery upon pictorial information. Specifically, in Study 1 participants saw a picture of a white hand touching a black hand [i.e., intergroup physical contact condition (InterPC)] or a picture of an outdoor scene (i.e., control condition), and were asked to imagine being either the toucher or in the outdoor scene, respectively. Results demonstrated that InterPC compared to control condition reduced intergroup bias. In Study 2 we compared the InterPC condition to a condition in which participants saw a white hand touching another white hand [i.e., intragroup physical contact (IntraPC)], and imagined to be the toucher. Again, we found that participants in the InterPC condition showed reduced intergroup bias compared to the IntraPC. Study 3 replicated results of Studies 1 and 2 by using an implicit measure of prejudice. Also, Study 3 further showed that asking participants to merely look at the picture of a white hand touching a black hand, without imagining being the toucher was not effective in reducing implicit prejudice. Results were discussed with respect to the literature on physical contact and prejudice reduction processes. |
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