Grappling with Social Complexity When Defining and Assessing Implicit Bias

IF 7.2 2区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Psychological Inquiry Pub Date : 2022-07-03 DOI:10.1080/1047840X.2022.2106760
Jasmine B. Norman, Jacqueline M. Chen
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The target article by Gawronski, Ledgerwood, and Eastwick (this issue) presents a thorough overview of the intergroup bias literature, honing in on issues that are both conceptual and methodological. In order to address these issues, Gawronski et al. present some new conceptual definitions and distinctions. One central definition provided is of implicit bias, defined as “unconscious effects of social category cues (e.g., cues related to race, gender, etc.) on behavioral responses” (Gawronski et al., this issue, p. 140). The target article subsequently discusses the implications of this definition for methodology in detail. Our commentary highlights important considerations for different aspects of the target article’s definition of implicit bias. First, we outline the complexity of a seemingly straightforward part of this definition: social category cues. We consider the implications of categorical ambiguity in relation to the current definition of bias. Further, we propose that disparate impact and the importance of social context must be definitional to implicit bias. We provide an argument for how social and structural context are inseparable from social category cues and behavior. Second, turning our attention to the criterion of unconsciousness, we discuss and illustrate the challenges of measuring constructs that are under awareness and, informed by other fields, attempt to provide some solutions.
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在定义和评估内隐偏见时应对社会复杂性
Gawronski, Ledgerwood和Eastwick的目标文章(本期)对群体间偏见文献进行了全面概述,重点关注概念和方法上的问题。为了解决这些问题,Gawronski等人提出了一些新的概念定义和区别。提供的一个中心定义是内隐偏见,定义为“社会类别线索(例如,与种族,性别等有关的线索)对行为反应的无意识影响”(Gawronski等人,本期,第140页)。目标文章随后将详细讨论该定义对方法论的含义。我们的评论强调了目标文章对内隐偏见定义的不同方面的重要考虑。首先,我们概述了这个定义中一个看似简单的部分的复杂性:社会类别线索。我们考虑与当前偏见定义相关的分类歧义的含义。此外,我们提出差异性影响和社会背景的重要性必须定义内隐偏见。我们为社会和结构背景如何与社会类别线索和行为不可分割提供了一个论据。其次,将我们的注意力转向无意识的标准,我们讨论并说明了测量在意识下的构念的挑战,并通过其他领域的信息,试图提供一些解决方案。
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Psychological Inquiry PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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期刊介绍: Psychological Inquiry serves as an international journal dedicated to the advancement of psychological theory. Each edition features an extensive target article exploring a controversial or provocative topic, accompanied by peer commentaries and a response from the target author(s). Proposals for target articles must be submitted using the Target Article Proposal Form, and only approved proposals undergo peer review by at least three reviewers. Authors are invited to submit their full articles after the proposal has received approval from the Editor.
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