Lay Beliefs and Understandings: Why Prejudice to One Person is Truth to Another O’Connor, S. (Australian National University), Platow, M. J. (Australian National University) Prejudice pervades across socio-cultural domains, making it a common topic of interest among both academics and lay-people. Despite this interest, however, the definition of prejudice is still debated. Lack of a […]

Realistic Threat and In-Group Social Influence Affect Understandings of Negative Intergroup Claims as Prejudice and Truth Platow, M. J. (Australian National University), Getchell, L. (Australian National University) Social psychology has a long history of pursuing positive social change through the reduction, if not complete elimination, of prejudice. The conceptual and empirical questions we raise in […]

Bad is Stronger than Good in Intergroup Contact Only if I Chose It! Preliminary Meta-Analytical Evidence of Valence Asymmetries’ Moderation by Self-Selection Paolini, S. (The University of Newcastle), Gibbs, M. (The University of Newcastle), McIntyre, K. (The University of Newcastle), Fell, B. (Oxford University, UK), Hewstone, M. (The University of Newcastle & Oxford University, United […]

Social Norms and Willingness to Engage in Intergroup Contact Christ, O. (FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany), Kauff, M. (FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany), Hewstone, M., (Oxford University, UK),  Schmid, K. (Ramon Llull University, Barcelona, Spain), Schäfer, S. (FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany), Wagner, U. (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany) A plethora of studies has shown that intergroup contact reduces prejudice. […]