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A Long-Term Effect of Perceptual Individuation Training on Reducing Implicit Racial Bias in Preschool Children |
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| Authors: | Miao K Qian Paul C Quinn Gail D Heyman Olivier Pascalis Genyue Fu Kang Lee |
| Institution: | 1. Hangzhou Normal University
University of Toronto;2. University of Delaware;3. University of California, San Diego Zhejiang Normal University;4. Université de Grenoble Alpes;5. Hangzhou Normal University;6. University of Toronto |
| Abstract: | This study tracked the long-term effect of perceptual individuation training on reducing 5-year-old Chinese children's (N = 95, Mage = 5.64 years) implicit pro-Asian/anti-Black racial bias. Initial training to individuate other-race Black faces, followed by supplementary training occurring 1 week later, resulted in a long-term reduction of pro-Asian/anti-Black bias (70 days). In contrast, training Chinese children to recognize White or Asian faces had no effect on pro-Asian/anti-Black bias. Theoretically, the finding that individuation training can have a long-term effect on reducing implicit racial bias in preschoolers suggests that a developmentally early causal linkage between perceptual and social processing of faces is not a transitory phenomenon. Practically, the data point to an effective intervention method for reducing implicit racism in young children. |
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