Contact Theory, Controlled Thought, and the Fundamental Attribution Error

Daniel.Greenfield90 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 04:57:46 +0000

In our class focused on aversive racism, we examined an article by Patricia G. Devine. Devine’s article consisted of three related studies which focused on the mental processes of both high-prejudice and low-prejudice individuals. Devine’s first study found that high and low prejudice individuals are aware of the same stereotypes. Devine’s second study looked below the surface of consciousness, and found that when people, whether they are high or low prejudice are not aware that ...

contact hypothesis – Contemporary Racism

Contact Theory, Controlled Thought, and the Fundamental Attribution Error