Increasing positive intergroup contact |
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Authors: | Robyn K Mallett Timothy D Wilson |
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Institution: | a Loyola University Chicago, Department of Psychology, 1032 W. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, IL 60660-5385, United States b Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 400400, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4400, United States |
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Abstract: | We tested an intervention designed to correct negative expectations about inter-racial interactions, increase the positivity of those interactions, and increase inter-racial friendships. In Study 1 (n = 58) White college students watched videotapes depicting an inter-racial friendship and either did or did not write about a similar experience. Participants who wrote about a similar experience expected and actually had a more positive inter-racial interaction. In Study 2 (n = 99) White college students watched videotapes depicting an inter-racial or same-race friendship and either did or did not write about a similar experience. Those who saw the inter-racial video and wrote about a similar experience had a more positive inter-racial interaction and initiated more inter-racial friendships in the following weeks than participants in the other conditions. |
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Keywords: | Intergroup contact Affective forecasting Expectations Friendship |
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