ERIC Number: EJ1233830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Nov
Pages: 8
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Reducing Implicit Bias toward Non-Native Speakers of English via Perspective Taking
Weyant, James
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, v41 n4 p542-549 Nov 2019
Using an independent groups design, an experiment was performed to test the hypothesis that a perspective taking exercise would reduce implicit bias against individuals who speak English as a second language. The dependent variable was a brief implicit association test, designed to detect bias against people who are Hispanic. Compared with a no-perspective taking control group, a perspective taking group showed no significant bias on the measure. Implications about how a perspective taking exercise might be applied more broadly are discussed.
Descriptors: Native Language, Perspective Taking, Social Bias, English (Second Language), Negative Attitudes, Stereotypes, Spanish Speaking, Language Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Young Adults, Introductory Courses, Psychology, Attitude Change, Hispanic Americans
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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