TY - JOUR
T1 - Bidirectional correction in social judgments
T2 - how a cue to the risk of bias causes more favorable ratings of some groups but less favorable of others
AU - Jørgensen, Øyvind
AU - Bäckström, Martin
AU - Björklund, Fredrik
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Correction of judgments of people of different ethnicities and sexes was explored by exposing participants to cues to the risk of making biased judgments (from explicit warnings to subtle hints). In three experiments, a three-way interaction was revealed, where the effect of a cue to bias varied as a function of both the ethnicity and sex of the target person. Some targets (White males) were generally rated less favorably when judges were reminded of bias, whereas other targets (Black males, Middle Eastern males and White females) were generally rated more favorably, indicating bidirectional correction. Finally, a normative account of the results was explored. In a pattern consistent with the experimental results, it was considered more important to avoid overrating White men than all other groups, and more important to avoid underrating all other groups than White men. The results are discussed in relation to theories of correction and intergroup bias.
AB - Correction of judgments of people of different ethnicities and sexes was explored by exposing participants to cues to the risk of making biased judgments (from explicit warnings to subtle hints). In three experiments, a three-way interaction was revealed, where the effect of a cue to bias varied as a function of both the ethnicity and sex of the target person. Some targets (White males) were generally rated less favorably when judges were reminded of bias, whereas other targets (Black males, Middle Eastern males and White females) were generally rated more favorably, indicating bidirectional correction. Finally, a normative account of the results was explored. In a pattern consistent with the experimental results, it was considered more important to avoid overrating White men than all other groups, and more important to avoid underrating all other groups than White men. The results are discussed in relation to theories of correction and intergroup bias.
U2 - 10.1080/00224545.2012.711382
DO - 10.1080/00224545.2012.711382
M3 - Article
SN - 0022-4545
VL - 153
SP - 131
EP - 148
JO - Journal of Social Psychology
JF - Journal of Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -