Child behavior toward outgroups is emotionally controlled, adult behavior cognitively controlled

Evidence

Researchers also need to assess the circumstances under which evaluations influence behavior and vice versa. Under many circumstances behavior directed toward outgroup members is unrelated to evaluations. Some would say that this is due to poor measurement. But it is theoretically more interesting to hypothesize that with age, behavior comes under more cognitive control, whereas with younger children it is under emotional control. Perhaps differences in implicit and explicit attitudes arise in children when cognitions become strong and salient enough to diverge from emotions. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2031 (#expands, via linked claim)

However, as has been pointed out by Vollhardt and Twali (2016), intergroup conflicts are basically asymmetrical with groups differing in power. Therefore, intergroup conflicts cannot be simply resolved by regulation of negative emotions. — R. C. Tripathi, R. Kumar, and V. N. Tripathi, When the Advantaged Feel Victimised, 20 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Attitude-behavior gaps may stem from developmental shifts toward cognitive control — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2031; Age shifts discriminatory behavior from emotional to cognitive control — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 2031; Asymmetrical power makes intergroup conflicts unsolvable by emotion regulation alone — R. C. Tripathi, R. Kumar, and V. N. Tripathi, When the Advantaged Feel Victimised:…, 20 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Age shifts discriminatory behavior from emotional to cognitive control #expands (0.95) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 2031
• Under many circumstances behavior toward outgroup members is unrelated to evaluations #complicates (0.75)
• Asymmetrical power makes intergroup conflicts unsolvable by emotion regulation alone #complicates (0.72) — R. C. Tripathi, R. Kumar, and V. N. Tripathi, When the Advantaged Feel Victimised, 20