title: Statistical learning and prejudice.
abstract: Human behavior is guided by evolutionarily shaped brain mechanisms that make statistical predictions based on limited information. Such mechanisms are important for facilitating interpersonal relationships, avoiding dangers, and seizing opportunities in social interaction. We thus suggest that it is essential for analyses of prejudice and prejudice reduction to take the predictive accuracy and adaptivity of the studied prejudices into account.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. guy.madison@psy.umu.se
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Madison
authors.forename: Fredrik
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ullén
mesh_terms: D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D011287:Prejudice; D012933:Social Identification