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Devine et al., 2012: Learning about implicit bias decreased implicit prejudice and increased concern about discrimination among non African American undergraduates for 2 months

Reference:

Devine, P. G., Forscher, P. S., Austin, A. J., & Cox, W. T. (2012). Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention. Journal of experimental social psychology, 48(6), 1267-1278.
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Summary:

Non-African American undergraduates learned about implicit bias, its link to discrimination, and strategies to reduce bias in daily life (e.g., recognizing and replacing stereotypic responses, imagining counterstereotypical outgroup members. This led to a decline in implicit prejudice that lasted through two months and an increase in concern about discrimination.

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Changing beliefs about social groups and group conflict

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Greg Walton & Timothy Wilson