Core Concepts
What type of bias is measured indirectly through reaction time rather than self-report?
What is implicit Bias
What was the time period this study took place over?
What is 12 years
What happened to the rate of bias reduction after legalization?
What is it decreased faster (about double the rate)
Why does the paper suggest legislation influences attitudes?
What is it signals social norms
Legislation passed by a democratic government might be perceived as a norm because people generally perceive laws to…
What is reflect the will of the people (what is align with the values and beliefs of the majority)
Approximately how many participants’ responses were analyzed?
What is about 1 million
Before legalization, what was happening to antigay bias over time?
What is it was decreasing
Why are implicit measures important in this study?
What is they reduce social desirability bias
Why are attitudes towards sexuality issues less likely to change than others?
What is issues involving personal experience and or strong religious/political views are less malleable
What two types of bias were measured in the study?
What is explicit and implicit bias
How did states that did NOT pass local legalization respond after federal legalization?
What is antigay bias increased (backlash effect)
What moderating factor affected how attitudes changed state by state?
What is whether legalization was local (state-level) or federal
What theory explains why people adjust attitudes to match perceived norms?
What is cognitive dissonance
What online platform provided the large dataset in this study?
What is project implicit
What does the study suggest about the relationship between laws and attitudes?
What is they are mutually reinforcing
The possibility that legislation represents the attitudes of the majority will be less salient to citizens if there is less of what?
What is media attention/publicity