Mechanisms of group membership and exemplar exposure effects on implicit attitudes

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" Mechanisms of group membership and exemplar exposure effects on implicit attitudes "
Gonsalkorale, K; Allen, TJ; Sherman, JW; Klauer, KC

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	907156
Doc. No	:	LA34x3v5h8
Title & Author	:	Mechanisms of group membership and exemplar exposure effects on implicit attitudes [Article]\ Gonsalkorale, K; Allen, TJ; Sherman, JW; Klauer, KC
Date	:	2010
Title of Periodical	:	UC Davis
Abstract	:	This research examines the mechanisms underlying group-based differences in implicit attitudes and malleability of implicit attitudes resulting from exposure to exemplars. We tested whether these effects are due to differences in activated associations or to the regulation of those associations. In Study 1, Black participants exhibited less pro-White bias and activation of pro-White and anti-Black associations compared with White participants. In Study 2, exposure to positive Black and negative White exemplars produced lower pro-White bias and less activation of biased associations. These findings indicate that group-based differences in implicit attitudes and exemplar exposure effects reflect variability in and malleability of automatic associations. Implications for understanding the role of contact on intergroup attitudes are discussed. © 2010 Hogrefe Publishing.