Reducing animosity may eventually shrink exaggerated stereotypes.

Evidence

Together with the arguments presented earlier in this chapter, this suggests that changing the negative affect often associated with outgroups is likely to be a more attainable and more proximal goal than directly attempting to change stereotype content (see also Smith & Mackie, ch. 22 this volume). In fact, it would be extremely interesting to examine the time course of change in group perceptions, and specifically, change in stereotype inaccuracies as a function of changes in group evaluations. It would seem likely that reducing animosity toward an outgroup can eventually result in less exaggerated group stereotypes, and thus, perhaps, more accurate intergroup perceptions. — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 897

Together with the arguments presented earlier in this chapter, this suggests that changing the negative affect often associated with outgroups is likely to be a more attainable and more proximal goal than directly attempting to change stereotype content (see also Smith & Mackie, ch. 22 this volume). In fact, it would be extremely interesting to examine the time course of change in group perceptions, and specifically, change in stereotype inaccuracies as a function of changes in group evaluations. It would seem likely that reducing animosity toward an outgroup can eventually result in less exaggerated group stereotypes, and thus, perhaps, more accurate intergroup perceptions. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 897

Categorization

• QUESTION: The hypothesized time-course mechanism — affect change preceding belief change — is testable and would fill a real gap in the contact literature.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 897; , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 897
• XREF: connects to: Correcting misperceptions reduces partisan animosity across at least 26 countries. — Rachel Hartman et al., Interventions to Reduce Partisan…, 39