Universität zu Köln

Schofield, Timothy P., Unkelbach, Christian ORCID: 0000-0002-3793-6246 and Denson, Thomas F. ORCID: 0000-0002-9620-4280 (2017). Alcohol consumption increases bias to shoot at Middle Eastern but not White targets. Group Process Intergroup Relat., 20 (2). S. 202 - 216. LONDON: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD. ISSN 1461-7188

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Abstract

Alcohol has been implicated in intergroup aggression and hostility. The effect of consuming alcohol relative to a placebo on hostile cognitive biases toward a social category typically stereotyped as threatening and hostile (i.e., Middle Eastern men) was tested. Undergraduates (N = 81) consumed either an intoxicating dose of alcohol (BrAC = .05% by vol.) or placebo. Then, they played a shooter game in which they were asked to shoot at targets holding guns, but not at targets holding harmless objects. Half of the targets were White and half were Middle Eastern. As predicted, alcohol consumption, relative to a placebo, increased participants' bias to shoot Middle Eastern targets, but did not affect the shooter bias against White targets. Findings suggest that alcohol may heighten aggressive biases toward outgroups stereotyped as threatening and hostile.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schofield, Timothy P. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Unkelbach, Christian UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-3793-6246 UNSPECIFIED Denson, Thomas F. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9620-4280 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-238977
DOI:	10.1177/1368430215603461
Journal or Publication Title:	Group Process Intergroup Relat.
Volume:	20
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 202 - 216
Date:	2017
Publisher:	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Place of Publication:	LONDON
ISSN:	1461-7188
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW MINI; COGNITIVE CONTROL; BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES; STEREOTYPE ACTIVATION; AGGRESSIVE RESPONSES; IMPLICIT ATTITUDES; SOCIAL-BEHAVIOR; MODERATING ROLE; ARAB-MUSLIMS; PREJUDICE Multiple languages Psychology, Social Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/23897