TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of situational power on automatic racial prejudice
AU - Richeson, Jennifer A.
AU - Ambady, Nalini
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a National Institute of Mental Health Grant (#MH12212-01A1), a PECASE Award from the National Science Foundation (BCS-9733706), and a Burke Award from Dartmouth College. The authors would like to thank Anthony Greenwald for the Implicit Association Test software program, as well as Heather Gray and two anonymous reviewers for their comments on previous versions of this manuscript. Special thanks are also offered to Lauren Grabowski, Inga Budish, and Natalie Hornak for their assistance with data collection and stimulus preparation.
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PY - 2003/3
Y1 - 2003/3
N2 - This study examined the influence of situational power on automatic racial prejudice. White females anticipated participating in either an interracial or same-race interaction in one of two roles: superior or subordinate. Their racial attitudes were measured via the Implicit Association Test (Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998). Results revealed that both the racial composition of the anticipated dyad and participants' situational roles influenced automatic racial attitudes. Specifically, whites assigned to the high-power role of a superior of a black individual revealed more racial bias than whites assigned to the lower-power role of a subordinate. By contrast, situational power had no influence on the automatic bias of whites anticipating same-race interactions. These results reveal the manner in which situational power hierarchies serve to reinforce existing social stratification. Implications for diversity efforts and attitude change are discussed.
AB - This study examined the influence of situational power on automatic racial prejudice. White females anticipated participating in either an interracial or same-race interaction in one of two roles: superior or subordinate. Their racial attitudes were measured via the Implicit Association Test (Greenwald, McGhee, & Schwartz, 1998). Results revealed that both the racial composition of the anticipated dyad and participants' situational roles influenced automatic racial attitudes. Specifically, whites assigned to the high-power role of a superior of a black individual revealed more racial bias than whites assigned to the lower-power role of a subordinate. By contrast, situational power had no influence on the automatic bias of whites anticipating same-race interactions. These results reveal the manner in which situational power hierarchies serve to reinforce existing social stratification. Implications for diversity efforts and attitude change are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-1031(02)00521-8
DO - 10.1016/S0022-1031(02)00521-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0037360253
SN - 0022-1031
VL - 39
SP - 177
EP - 183
JO - Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -