🚨New in @PNASNews, led by @DSchultner & Ben Stillerman:

In 8 studies, we test a mechanism through which exposure to societal stereotypes—even those we know may be false—can implicitly transform into individual-level prejudice and then spread across a community. Remember when Trump called Mexicans criminals & rapists?

Even if you dismissed the epithet, you still encoded it in memory.

We asked: Once it's in your head, how might it shape the way you interact with and learn from members of the stereotyped group?

On the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) bombshell:

I also attended Haslam's excellent talk and heard the tapes; indeed, they’re shocking. It's clear the SPE was an elaborate production; "subjects" were coached on how to act and informed about the intended results.

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BUT, I don’t think it’s scientific fraud in the typical sense.

The SPE was never considered to be scientific. It’s typically presented in classrooms as a demonstration, not an experiment, and as a notorious case of ethical malfeasance.

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