I Saw That
Being Observed Reduces Race-Based Shoot Decisions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5338835 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Kramer (Gettysburg College), Kaitlin M Lewin (0000-0002-0894-8299, Gettysburg College), Allison S Romano (Gettysburg College), Brian P Meier (0000-0003-4910-0873, Gettysburg College) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 141-148 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590 |
| Publisher | Hogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1027/1864-9335/a000402 |
| OpenAlex | W2993132004 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 22 |
The shooter bias effect reveals that individuals are quicker to "shoot" armed Black (vs. White) men and slower to "not shoot" unarmed Black (vs. White) men in a computer task. In three studies ( N = 386), we examined whether being observed would reduce this effect because of social desirability concerns. Participants completed a "shooting" task with or without a camera/live observer supposedly recording behavior. Cameras were strapped to participants' heads (Studies 1a/1b) and pointed at them (Study 1b). In Study 2, a researcher observed participants complete the task while "filming" them with a smartphone. We replicated the shooter bias, but observation only reduced the effect in Study 2. These results reveal that being observed can reduce the shooter bias effect
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| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |