title: Prejudicial behavior: more closely linked to homophilic peer preferences than to trait bigotry.
abstract: We disagree with Dixon et al. by maintaining that prejudice is primarily rooted in aversive reactions toward out-group members. However, these reactions are not indicative of negative attributes, such as trait bigotry, but rather normative homophily for peers with similar perceived attributes. Cognitive biases such as stereotype threat perpetuate perceptions of inequipotential and subsequent discrimination, irrespective of individuals' personality characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1161, USA. vigilJ@unm.edu
authors.forename: Jacob M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vigil
authors.forename: Kamilla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Venner
mesh_terms: D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011287:Prejudice; D012933:Social Identification