Krosch AR. Threat alters race perception to facilitate discrimination.
Trends Cogn Sci 2022;
26:902-905. [PMID:
36153232 DOI:
10.1016/j.tics.2022.08.017]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Based on recent research, I propose that threat stemming from the environment, perceivers, and targets distorts the visual perception of racial minorities in ways that facilitate discrimination. This model synthesizes the growing motivated race perception literature, generates new hypotheses about threat-induced discrimination, and reveals barriers to discrimination intervention.
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