APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
A Few "Bad Apples"?: Observing Overt Racism Reinforces an Entity Theory of Prejudice
- Richard Eibach
University of Waterloo - Steve Spencer
The Ohio State University - Matthew Wilmot
The Ohio State University
Abstract
Lay theories of prejudice are a tool for interpreting instances of racism. Across three studies, reading about an instance of racism altered participants’ beliefs about the changeability of individual- and societal-level racism. These studies illuminate on how instances of racism can create divergent perceptions about the state of race relations.
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