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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"imagined contact"”.
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Combatting Anti-Indigenous Prejudice Through Imagined Contact: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
… this gap, an experimental study drawing on the imagined contact hypothesis was conducted. Participants (N = 307) were randomly assigned to imagine a positive interaction with a stranger of an unspecified or Indigenous ethnic background. They then described the imagined interaction in writing, …
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Attitudes Toward Immigrants as a Function of National Identity Distinctiveness Threat and Imagined Contact
… Researchers have shown that intergroup contact has been effective in improving outgroup attitudes by reducing intergroup anxiety. However, with increasing polarization, more recent research has indicated that contact interventions may not be effective in all cases. Given research …
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Threatening the Heart and Mind of Gender Stereotypes: Can Imagined Contact Influence the Physiology of Stereotype Threat?
… in these fields (Dasgupta & Asgari, 2004). Contact with counter-stereotypical exemplars, such as female science experts, decreases belief in gender stereotypes and increases women's motivation to pursue careers in science (Stout, Dasgupta, Hunsinger, & McManus, 2011). Thus, the present study …
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Applying theory-based interventions to encourage successful intergroup contact through shared education programme in Northern Ireland
… Daniels & Escribà-Folch, 2016). Allport’s (1954) contact theory is often championed as a solution to problems arising from the conflict in Northern Ireland and other forms of religious or ethnic conflict worldwide. Despite the largely segregated education system which persists today, efforts to …
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The Spiritual Pedagogy of the Cloud-author
… dialogue format to simulate the effects of an imagined contact situation: I explore his use of questions, humorous speech, the opportunity for pupil objection, and even surprise appropriations of the pupil’s words. This not only brings surprisingly ‘positive’ forms of humour and vitality to the …