Durable predispositions like bias count more than changeable opinions in gauging prejudice

Evidence

Two insights can help determine the degree to which a statement or a person can be classified as Islamophobic. In their discussion of anti-Americanism, Katzenstein and Keohane identify the intensity of an individual’s adherence to a particular position. They assign changeable opinions less weight than more durable predispositions, such as distrust or bias (Katzenstein and Keohane 2007: 19-24). — Erik Bleich, Defining and Researching Islamophobia, 37

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors psychological work on implicit attitudes versus stated opinions as predictors of discriminatory behavior.
• QUESTION: How would one actually measure ‘durability’ of an attitude without a longitudinal instrument? The operationalization is left open.