Recognizing gaps between one’s actual behavior and egalitarian ideals motivates change through compunction

Evidence

Allport argued that although “self-insight … does not automatically cure prejudice” (p. 328), many people who come to recognize discrepancies between their actual behavior and their egalitarian ideals will experience compunction, which motivates change. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 121

Allport argued that although “self-insight … does not automatically cure prejudice” (p. 328), many people who come to recognize discrepancies between their actual behavior and their egalitarian ideals will experience compunction, which motivates change. Allport explained, “They wish to face the whole issue and get it settled so that their daily conduct will be under the dominance of a wholly consistent philosophy of human relationships” (p. 338). — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 121

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines compunction as the guilt over behavior-ideal discrepancies that motivates anti-prejudice change.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 121; John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 121
• XREF: connects to: Motives are constituted by projecting beyond a situation toward change — Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness: An Essay on…, 1072; Emotions function as motivational drives that organize behavior toward valued outcomes. — Michael T. Schmitt, Daniel A. Miller, Nyla R. Branscombe, and Jack W. Brehm, The Difficulty of Making Reparations…, 22