Virtual Embodiment of White People in a Black Virtual Body Leads to a Sustained Reduction in Their Implicit Racial Bias

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作者
Banakou, Domna [1 ,2 ]
Hanumanthu, Parasuram D. [3 ]
Slater, Mel [1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Barcelona, Dept Clin Psychol & Psychobiol, Event Lab, Barcelona, Spain
[2] Univ Barcelona, Inst Neurosci, Barcelona, Spain
[3] UCL, Dept Comp Sci, London, England
[4] Inst Cataiana Recerca & Estudis Avancats, Barcelona, Spain
关键词
racial bias; racism; body ownership; virtual reality; implicit association test; rubber hand illusion; Tai Chi; ASSOCIATION TEST; OWNERSHIP; DISCRIMINATION; PREJUDICE; VALIDITY; ILLUSION;
D O I
10.3389/fnhum.2016.00601
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Virtual reality can be used to visually substitute a person's body by a life-sized virtual one. Such embodiment results in a perceptual illusion of body ownership over the virtual body (VB). Previous research has shown that the form of the VB can influence implicit attitudes. In particular, embodying White people in a Black virtual body is associated with an immediate decrease in their implicit racial bias against Black people. We tested whether the reduction in implicit bias lasts for at least 1 week and whether it is enhanced by multiple exposures. Two experiments were carried out with a total of 90 female participants where the virtual body was either Black or White. Participants were required to follow a virtual Tai Chi teacher who was either Asian or European Caucasian. Each participant had 1, 2, or 3 exposures separated by days. Implicit racial bias was measured 1 week before their first exposure and 1 week after their last. The results show that implicit bias decreased more for those with the Black virtual body than the White. There was also some evidence of a general decrease in bias independently of body type for which possible explanations are put forward.
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