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Eliminating automatic racial bias: Making race non-diagnostic for responses to criminal suspects

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An approach for eliminating automatic bias is proposed by repeatedly exposing people to social stimuli where group membership is unrelated to stereotypicality. A computer program that was completed by participants where they pretended they were police officers and decided as quickly as possible whether to shoot at African American and White suspects is presented along with its results.

African Americans, Social perception, Bias (Law)

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Minority influence in work teams: the impact of newcomers

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Little attention has been paid to social dynamics of work teams where minority-newcomers suggest changes in the team's work practices. Three-person teams (a commander and two subordinates) using a computer-based air-surveillance system to monitor planes flying through a simulated airspace is studied.

Science & research, Work groups, Teamwork (Workplace)

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Responses to other-imposed pro-black pressure: Acceptance or backlash?

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The authors explore the problem of political correctness as it relates to blacks and mandated proper speech and behavior by both blacks and whites and the social pressures it brings to bare.

Social aspects, Standards, Statistical Data Included, Internet, History, Speech, Race relations, Social change, Racism, Civil rights, Political correctness, Blacks, Social pressure, Behavior evolution, Behavioral evolution

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