In a preregistered study, we investigated whether two different procedures increased
people’s recognition and motivation to self-regulate personal bias and also recognition and
motivation to combat systemic bias. Non-Black undergraduates (N = 467) were randomly assigned
to either a IAT procedure (i.e., took a racial IAT, received fixed feedback indicating racial bias, and
received an explanation for why people may hold implicit biases), a discrimination experiences
procedure (i.e., read about Black people’s discrimination experiences across various institutional
contexts), or a control procedure (i.e., rated their preferences for common consumer products). Then,
participants completed measures assessing recognition of and motivation to combat personal and
systemic bias. Among average IMS participants, results indicated that the IAT procedure
significantly increased recognition of personal racial bias, compared to the control procedure. The
discrimination experiences procedure significantly increased motivation to combat systemic bias,
support for policies aimed at addressing inequality, and motivation to self-regulate personal bias,
compared to both the control and IAT procedures. We also found that the IAT heightened negative
self-directed affect especially among higher IMS participants, which in turn was associated with
increased acknowledgement of and motivation to combat not only personal but also systemic bias.
Finally, among all participants, the discrimination experiences procedure heightened negative other-directed affect, which in turn was associated with increased recognition of and motivation to combat
systemic bias. Although additional research is needed, these initial results may suggest that personal
bias interventions influence personal bias outcomes but do not similarly influence systemic bias
outcomes. In contrast, systemic bias interventions may be more likely to influence awareness of and
motivation to combat both personal and systemic bias. These results pave the way for future
investigation into the nature of crossover effects between personal and systemic bias procedures.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/16860427 |
| Date | 22 November 2021 |
| Creators | Elisabeth S Noland (11596660) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Examining_the_Intersection_between_Personal_and_Systemic_Bias_for_Bias_Reduction/16860427 |
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