Intergroup Relations From a
Multicultural Perspective
– Lecture 5: Aversive Biases –
Content
Explicit Discrimination → 10% of Dutch Population................................................................ 2
Reasons behind explicit discrimination.................................................................................. 2
Subtle Biases .............................................................................................................................. 2
How to measure subtle biases ................................................................................................ 2
Biases → Behaviour ............................................................................................................... 3
Aversive Racism ........................................................................................................................ 4
Behaviour of aversive racists ................................................................................................. 4
Implicit-Explicit Dissociation ............................................................................................ 5
, Intergroup Relations Lecture 5: Aversive biases
There is a difference between perceived group discrimination (around 30% say that there is
regular discrimination against their group) and real individual discrimination (around 10% say
that they experience discrimination regularly themselves).
Explicit Discrimination → 10% of Dutch Population
Explicit prejudice: Hot (emotional), direct, unambiguous and conscious
➔ Enforce hierarchy with aggression
➔ Traditional values (status quo)
➔ Aggression towards non-conformist ingroup members as well
Reasons behind explicit discrimination
Experienced threat
Ingroup favouritism
Subjective social class → Perceived group deprivation → Prejudice
Social Dominance Orientation
Threat to traditional values (social conservatism, censoring other opinions)
Subtle Biases
Stereotypes are often automatically activated (unintentional and unconscious most of the
time)
How to measure subtle biases
Implicit Association Test (IAT) → reaction times for biases
Eyeblink startle effect → blinking rate for fear
Amygdala activation when observing outgroups (habituation to ingroup faces, no habituation
to outgroup faces) → BOLD effect for fear
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Multicultural Perspective
– Lecture 5: Aversive Biases –
Content
Explicit Discrimination → 10% of Dutch Population................................................................ 2
Reasons behind explicit discrimination.................................................................................. 2
Subtle Biases .............................................................................................................................. 2
How to measure subtle biases ................................................................................................ 2
Biases → Behaviour ............................................................................................................... 3
Aversive Racism ........................................................................................................................ 4
Behaviour of aversive racists ................................................................................................. 4
Implicit-Explicit Dissociation ............................................................................................ 5
, Intergroup Relations Lecture 5: Aversive biases
There is a difference between perceived group discrimination (around 30% say that there is
regular discrimination against their group) and real individual discrimination (around 10% say
that they experience discrimination regularly themselves).
Explicit Discrimination → 10% of Dutch Population
Explicit prejudice: Hot (emotional), direct, unambiguous and conscious
➔ Enforce hierarchy with aggression
➔ Traditional values (status quo)
➔ Aggression towards non-conformist ingroup members as well
Reasons behind explicit discrimination
Experienced threat
Ingroup favouritism
Subjective social class → Perceived group deprivation → Prejudice
Social Dominance Orientation
Threat to traditional values (social conservatism, censoring other opinions)
Subtle Biases
Stereotypes are often automatically activated (unintentional and unconscious most of the
time)
How to measure subtle biases
Implicit Association Test (IAT) → reaction times for biases
Eyeblink startle effect → blinking rate for fear
Amygdala activation when observing outgroups (habituation to ingroup faces, no habituation
to outgroup faces) → BOLD effect for fear
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