Aydin, Niluefer and Gula, Bartosz and Albrecht, Julia and Obermeier, Marcel and Lermer, Eva and Pfundmair, Michaela (2019) Effects of a companion dog on associations of danger and threat with oriental-looking targets. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, 49 (2). pp. 439-446. ISSN 0046-2772, 1099-0992
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In the current study we extend previous findings on the shooter bias toward targets with Arab ethnicity. In an adapted shooter task, we presented stereotypically oriental-looking targets without explicit symbols of Islam (e.g., a turban) and additionally tested if presenting a "harmless" companion dog, together with Arab versus White targets, would affect the shooter bias. Participants responded faster and made fewer errors for armed Arab than for armed White targets. Moreover, compared to the "neutral" no dog condition, the presence of a dog triggered fewer false alarms for White than for Arab targets and slowed down (correct) responses in general. Implications and potential underlying mechanisms are discussed.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HUMAN HEALTH; BIAS; PREJUDICE; shooter bias; prejudice; anti-Arab attitudes; companion dog; stereotypical processing |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology |
| Divisions: | Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie > Lehrstuhl für Psychologie V (Sozial-, Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie) - Prof. Dr. Peter Fischer |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Apr 2020 11:20 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Apr 2020 11:20 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/27490 |
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