Historical roots of implicit bias in slavery [Psychological and Cognitive Sciences]

Implicit racial bias remains widespread, even among individuals who explicitly reject prejudice. One reason for the persistence of implicit bias may be that it is maintained through structural and historical inequalities that change slowly. We investigated the historical persistence of implicit bias by comparing modern implicit bias with the proportion...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - June 10, 2019 Category: Science Authors: B. Keith Payne, Heidi A. Vuletich, Jazmin L. Brown-Iannuzzi Tags: Social Sciences Source Type: research