ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Are You in or Are You out?: The Role of Empathy in Visualizing Ingroup and Outgroup Members
- Shaheen Currimjee
Williams College - Grace Murray
Williams College - Jeremy Cone
Williams College
Abstract
Previous research suggests that people visualize ingroup members more positive than outgroup members. But how do empathy and concern impact this disparity? Using a reverse correlation technique, we show that empathy changes the extent of outgroup bias in visual representations with those at the extreme ends showing the least bias.
Perception