Using Software to Increase Perspective Taking and Reduce Implicit Prejudice
Major
Psychology
Department
Psychology
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Matthew P. Winslow
Mentor Department
Psychology
Recommended Citation
Whitt, Cassie M., "Using Software to Increase Perspective Taking and Reduce Implicit Prejudice" (2015). University Presentation Showcase Event. 9.
https://encompass.eku.edu/swps/2015/undergraduate/9
Abstract
Perspective taking has been shown to reduce implicit prejudice in previous
research. Todd, Bodenhausen, Richeson, & Galinsky (2011) found that IAT
scores were reduced after participants wrote stories about a typical day in the life
of an African American, if they were told to take the perspective of the target
person when writing the story. We partially replicated this finding. We also
introduced a computer-based game designed to increase perspective-taking
ability. Participants who played the game and were told to take the perspective of
the target person when writing the story demonstrated less implicit prejudice than
participants who wrote stories from an objective perspective or played a control
game. These results bolster research on the power of perspective taking to
reduce prejudice and demonstrate the efficacy of the perspective-taking training
game.
Presentation format
Poster
Poster Number
76
Using Software to Increase Perspective Taking and Reduce Implicit Prejudice
Perspective taking has been shown to reduce implicit prejudice in previous
research. Todd, Bodenhausen, Richeson, & Galinsky (2011) found that IAT
scores were reduced after participants wrote stories about a typical day in the life
of an African American, if they were told to take the perspective of the target
person when writing the story. We partially replicated this finding. We also
introduced a computer-based game designed to increase perspective-taking
ability. Participants who played the game and were told to take the perspective of
the target person when writing the story demonstrated less implicit prejudice than
participants who wrote stories from an objective perspective or played a control
game. These results bolster research on the power of perspective taking to
reduce prejudice and demonstrate the efficacy of the perspective-taking training
game.
