Shared reality through social tuning of implicit prejudice

Sharing reality with an interaction partner is a key element of social connections. One way in which shared reality can be formed in an interpersonal situation is through affiliative social tuning. Affliative social tuning occurs when individuals experience a desire to get along with their interacti...

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Published in:	Current opinion in psychology Vol. 23; pp. 109 - 112
Main Authors:	Skorinko, Jeanine LM, Sinclair, Stacey
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2018
Subjects:	Attitude Humans Interpersonal Relations Motivation Prejudice Reality Testing Social Behavior
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Summary:	Sharing reality with an interaction partner is a key element of social connections. One way in which shared reality can be formed in an interpersonal situation is through affiliative social tuning. Affliative social tuning occurs when individuals experience a desire to get along with their interaction partner and this affiliative motivation encourages the individual to spontaneously and genuinely align their attitudes and/or behaviors with their interaction partner to achieve a sense of shared reality. In this review, we examine when and how affiliative social tuning of implicit prejudice occurs. We also explore whether individuals garner shared reality by affiliating with ingroup members who seem to hold similar implicit beliefs.
ISSN:	2352-250X 2352-2518 2352-250X
DOI:	10.1016/j.copsyc.2018.02.011