Threat induced racial stereotypes in domestic violence situations
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2018-05
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The Ohio State University
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The role of motivation in stereotyping has been studied extensively (Kunda & Spencer, 2003), and has also recently been examined in conjunction with self-image threat (Spencer et al., 1998). In the following study, participant's sense of self was either threatened or not using a social exclusion manipulation. They were then shown a video of an ostensible domestic dispute. Perception of the arguer's faces was assessed using reverse correlation image classification. The composite images from each condition were rated and the data suggests that the threat female image was seen as significantly more white, and almost significantly more passive than its non-threat female counterpart. This shows evidence of threat inducing stereotypes about the victim in this circumstance, with implications for how victims are perceived within the criminal justice system and by the general public.
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Social psychology, race, crime, stereotypes