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Intergroup Contact Theory: Past, Present, and Future

... As such, research has examined the effects of contact on implicit measures: measures that involve investigating core psychological ... how contact reduces prejudice . In particular, “four processes of change” have been proposed: learning about the out-group , ... / more

When conversations flow

... silences? To answer this question we will first look at the processes that underlie the effects of conversational flow. Then we will ... (e.g., Festinger, 1954). Our research suggests that a more implicit route to social validation might be an important one, too: People ... / more

Death and deities: A social cognitive perspective

... deny religious belief may nevertheless behave like “implicit theists” (Uhlmann, Poehlman, & Bargh, 2008, p. 71). For example, in ... Telling more than we can know: verbal reports on mental processes. Psychological Review, 84, 231-259.   Norenzayan, A., & ... / more

The Ghost in the System: Where Free Will Lurks in Human Minds

... presumed to underlie any action. Regardless of physiological processes, developmental history, or current circumstances, the person is ... might not be expressed at all, operating instead as an implicit guide to mental process, its presence apparent only in the person’s ... / more

The Surprising Effect of Facial Appearance on Political Decision-Making

... is further gathered using no mental effort, through processes operating completely outside of our awareness. Visual cues, for ... the instant we see a person’s face, an array of fast and implicit cognitive processes take place. In that split second, we unconsciously ... / more

‘The Vision Thing’

... like moths to a flame, and willingly do their bidding. Also implicit in such quotations is the notion that a sense of vision will serve to ... For example, the success of leadership vision is integral to processes of collective engagement, active citizenship, and social change. It ... / more

The Naked Power: Understanding Nonverbal Communications of Power

... interrelated.  Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 104, 30-44. Hall, J. A., Coats, E. J., & Smith LeBeau, L. ... 553-582. Schultheiss, O. C., & Rohde, W. (2002).  Implicit power motivation predicts men's testosterone changes and implicit ... / more

Are Blonds Really Dumb?

... research on stereotypes suggests that there are many processes by which stereotypes enter our everyday lives. Stereotyping, ... a look at  Hidden Bias  and take a test from  Project Implicit  to explore your hidden biases. You’ll be surprised to find out ... / more

After Trayvon: The science of protecting innocent black men

... Many of these swift assessments are identified in the famed Implicit Association Test (IAT) invented by Anthony Greenwald in the 1990’s. ... feelings and reactions in favor of controlled egalitarian processes (Bodenhausen & Richeson, 2010). This is similar to the manner in ... / more

Judging a book by its cover: Prior knowledge determines the effect of embodied cues.

... Bodenhausen, G. V. (2006). Associative and propositional processes in evaluation: an integrative review of implicit and explicit attitude change. Psychological bulletin, 132(5), 692. ... / more