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- Title
Policy Implications of Implicit Social Cognition.
- Authors
Nosek, Brian A.; Riskind, Rachel G.
- Abstract
Basic research in implicit social cognition demonstrates that thoughts and feelings outside of conscious awareness or conscious control can influence perception, judgment, and action. Implicit measures reveal that people possess implicit attitudes and stereotypes about social groups that are often distinct from their explicitly endorsed beliefs and values. The evidence that behavior can be influenced by implicit social cognition contrasts with social policies that assume that people know and control the causes of their behavior. We consider the present state of evidence for implicit social cognition and its implications for social policy. We conclude that consideration of implicit social cognition can improve policy, and that most policy use of implicit measures as selection or evaluation devices is not easily justified.
- Subjects
SOCIAL perception; SOCIAL groups; SOCIAL policy; SOCIAL attitudes; PUBLIC interest; STEREOTYPES; SOCIAL participation
- Publication
Social Issues & Policy Review, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 1, p113
- ISSN
1751-2395
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1751-2409.2011.01037.x