The Neuroscience of Stigma and Stereotype Threat

@article{citeulike:2719517, abstract = {This article reviews social neuroscience research on the experience of stigma from the target's perspective. More specifically, we discuss several research programs that employ electroencephalography, event-related potentials, or functional magnetic resonance imaging methods to examine neural correlates of stereotype and social identity threat. We present neuroimaging studies that show brain activation related to the experience of being stereotyped and ERP studies that shed light on the cognitive processes underlying social identity processes. Among these are two projects from our own lab. The first project reveals the important role of the neurocognitive conflict-detection system in stereotype threat effects, especially as it pertains to stereotype threat `spillover'. The second project examines the role of automatic ingroup evaluations as a neural mediator between social identity threats and compensatory ingroup bias. We conclude with a discussion of the benefits, limitations, and unique contributions of social neuroscience to our understanding of stigma and social identity threat. 10.1177/1368430207088036}, author = {Derks, Belle and Inzlicht, Michael and Kang, Sonia }, citeulike-article-id = {2719517}, doi = {10.1177/1368430207088036}, journal = {Group Processes Intergroup Relations}, keywords = {social\_neuro, stereotype\_threat, stigma}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {163--181}, posted-at = {2008-04-25 22:34:11}, priority = {4}, title = {The Neuroscience of Stigma and Stereotype Threat}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1368430207088036}, volume = {11}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2719517 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2719517 TI - The Neuroscience of Stigma and Stereotype Threat JF - Group Processes Intergroup Relations VL - 11 IS - 2 SP - 163 EP - 181 N2 - This article reviews social neuroscience research on the experience of stigma from the target's perspective. More specifically, we discuss several research programs that employ electroencephalography, event-related potentials, or functional magnetic resonance imaging methods to examine neural correlates of stereotype and social identity threat. We present neuroimaging studies that show brain activation related to the experience of being stereotyped and ERP studies that shed light on the cognitive processes underlying social identity processes. Among these are two projects from our own lab. The first project reveals the important role of the neurocognitive conflict-detection system in stereotype threat effects, especially as it pertains to stereotype threat `spillover'. The second project examines the role of automatic ingroup evaluations as a neural mediator between social identity threats and compensatory ingroup bias. We conclude with a discussion of the benefits, limitations, and unique contributions of social neuroscience to our understanding of stigma and social identity threat. 10.1177/1368430207088036 KW - social_neuro KW - stereotype_threat KW - stigma AU - Derks, Belle AU - Inzlicht, Michael AU - Kang, Sonia PY - 2008/04/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1368430207088036 ER -