We Are Better Able To Detect Racial Tension In Members Of Our Racial Group
Saturday, December 27, 2008 - 23:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Is it more difficult for members of different races to understand each others' emotions and intentions? A new study in Psychological Science reveals that we are better able to detect anxiety in members of our own racial group than in people of different racial backgrounds. The authors suggest that "race-matched observers appeared to draw upon subtle nonverbal indicators of intergroup anxiety that were undetectable to race-mismatched observers."