Multicultural experiences reduce intergroup bias through epistemic unfreezing

• Main Authors: Tadmor, Carmit T., Hong, Ying-yi., Chao, Melody Manchi, Wiruchnipawan, Fon, Wang, Wei
• Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Psychology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98041; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17158
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In 6 studies, we systematically explored for the 1st time the ameliorative effects of multicultural experience on intergroup bias and investigated the role of epistemic unfreezing as the motivational mechanism underlying these effects. We found that multicultural exposure led to a reduction in stere...