Perceivers infer others’ hidden prejudice from egalitarian claims regardless of liking

Evidence

Taken as a whole, these findings suggest that perceivers may attune to the underlying racial prejudices of ostensible egalitarians, even regardless of their liking of these individuals or their relative similarity on the ideological spectrum. — Drew S. Jacoby-Senghor and Michael Rosenblum and N. Derek Brown, Not all egalitarianism is created equal, 86

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s research thread on whether professed egalitarian conviction predicts or diverges from actual measured bias — this shows perceptual attunement to the divergence. — connects to: White listeners detect bias concealed in egalitarian self-claims. — Drew S. Jacoby-Senghor and Michael Rosenblum and N. Derek Brown, Not all egalitarianism is created…, 33; Egalitarian statements can transmit prejudice between group members — Drew S. Jacoby-Senghor and Michael Rosenblum and N. Derek Brown, Not all egalitarianism is created…, 63; Prejudice and stereotypes can operate implicitly without perceivers’ awareness — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2378 (+3 more)
• QUESTION: What ‘cues’ drive the inference of underlying prejudice from egalitarian statements? Mechanism unexplored in the write-up.

Related

• Egalitarian statements can transmit prejudice between group members (similarity 0.90)
• Avowals of egalitarianism signal hidden prejudice even under conservative tests (similarity 0.89)
• White listeners detect bias concealed in egalitarian self-claims. (similarity 0.88)
• Egalitarian self-presentation conceals the true relationship between prejudice and bias (similarity 0.83)
• When prejudice hides behind professed conviction, implicit measures expose it (similarity 0.81)
• Drew S. Jacoby-Senghor and Michael Rosenblum and N. Derek Brown — Not all egalitarianism is created equal Claims of nonprejudice inadvertently communicate prejudice between ingroup members (similarity 0.81)
• Stereotypes influence judgments even when perceivers are unaware (similarity 0.80)
• Adopting egalitarian beliefs does not erase automatically activated cultural stereotypes (similarity 0.79)
• Prejudice and stereotypes can operate implicitly without perceivers’ awareness (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Avowals of egalitarianism signal hidden prejudice even under conservative tests #corroborates (0.95) — Drew S. Jacoby-Senghor and Michael Rosenblum and N. Derek Brown, Not all egalitarianism is created equal, 87
• Prejudice and stereotypes can operate implicitly without perceivers’ awareness #expands (0.75) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2378
• Adopting egalitarian values does not immediately eliminate automatic prejudice #qualifies (0.72)
• Stereotypes influence judgments even when perceivers are unaware #expands (0.70) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2933