Emotional prejudice predicts discrimination, while stereotypes predict it only weakly.

Evidence

The self-inspired role of emotions may be even more powerful than the role of simple cold cognitions, which do not necessarily implicate the self. Meta-analyses linking stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination find prejudice better predicts discrimination than stereotypes do (e.g., Dovidio, Brigham, Johnson, & Gaertner, 1996). Specifically, emotional prejudices predict discriminatory behavior as well as behavioral intentions do, equivalent to r = 0.38. Cognitive beliefs and stereotypes predict behavior at only r = 0.15 (Talaska, Fiske, & Chaiken, 2004). — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 341

Categorization

• XREF: Quantitative empirical grounding — links to vault claims separating stereotype content from affective prejudice; relevant to whether contact reduces behavior via affect or cognition. — connects to: Attitudes and emotions predict discrimination better than stereotypes do. — Erik Bleich, What Is Islamophobia and How Much Is…, 32
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 341