| Abstract: | Reviews 3 lines of research that describe behavior in interracial settings in terms of hypothesis-testing, compensation strategies, or repressed affect. It is argued that the perspectives make divergent predictions about the process and outcomes of interracial interaction, but these predictions have not been tested because of the differing paradigms associated with each perspective's supporting research. An experiment employing pseudo-interracial dyads is reported that appears to resolve some of the competing hypotheses. 70 White undergraduates participated in indirect target–perceiver dyads in which the stated race of the target was varied. In 2 additional phases of the experiment, 6 undergraduates rated the target or both the target and perceiver on the basis of audiotapes. Problems with the procedure suggest that the pseudo-interracial dyads paradigm cannot answer several important questions about Ss' use of stereotypes and responses to requests to evaluate Black targets and lacks external and construct validity. (12 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
