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Título:
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Putting yourself in the skin of a black avatar reduces implicit racial bias consciousness and cognition
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Autor/a:
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Peck, Tabitha C.; Seinfeld, Sofia; Aglioti, Salvatore M.; Slater, Mel
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Otros autores:
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Universitat de Barcelona |
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Abstract:
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Although it has been shown that immersive virtual reality (IVR) can be used to induce illusions of ownership over a virtual body (VB), information on whether this changes implicit interpersonal attitudes is meager. Here we demonstrate that embodiment of light-skinned participants in a dark-skinned VB significantly reduced implicit racial bias against darkskinned people, in contrast to embodiment in light-skinned, purple-skinned or with no VB. 60 females participated in this between-groups experiment, with a VB substituting their own, with full-body visuomotor synchrony, reflected also in a virtual mirror. A racial Implicit Association Test (IAT) was administered at least three days prior to the experiment, and immediately after the IVR exposure. The change from pre- to post-experience IAT scores suggests that the dark-skinned embodied condition decreased implicit racial bias more than the other conditions. Thus, embodiment may change negative interpersonal attitudes and thus represent a powerful tool for exploring such fundamental psychological and societal phenomena. |
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Materia(s):
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-Realitat virtual
-Percepció
-Imatge (Psicologia)
-Racisme
-Virtual reality
-Perception
-Imagery (Psychology)
-Racism |
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Derechos:
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(c) Elsevier, 2013
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Tipo de documento:
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Artículo
Artículo - Versión aceptada |
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