Introductory Comments
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This is the first issue of the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology in many years to be devoted to a special topic. It emerged after much discussion among the editors about the value of dedicating resources to a single topic and the value of the topic itself. We hope that readers will agree that the papers comprising this issue on unconscious1 forms of stereotyping and prejudice make such allocations a worthwhile investment. Research on unconscious stereotyping and prejudice highlights a diversity of features. From a casual observation of the submissions received by this journal alone, it is clear that the interest this topic has generated in recent years is substantial and reflects a more general interest in understanding cognition and evaluation as they unfold in particular social contexts. But there is more to notice about this briskly expanding field than quantity. In only a decade, research on the unconscious aspects of stereotyping and prejudice has produced remarkable advances in our thinking about the extent to and the manner in which beliefs (stereotypes) and attitudes (prejudice) can operate without awareness or control. Many unsettling discoveries now reveal that well-intentioned individuals can express stereotypes and prejudice previously assumed to be present only in explicitly prejudiced others. Together, the strong presence and occasional absence of unconscious stereotyping and prejudice revealed in this research should be of relevance not only to those directly interested in these issues but also to scientists and policy makers who are concerned with understanding the complexity of social decision-making and prepared to advocate policy based on sound scientific evidence. The research presented in this issue has obvious relevance for social psychological theory and for understanding the nature of unconscious social cognition. The experiments represent a new wave of research with theoretical leverage that is unprecedented in social psychology’s examination of stereotyping and prejudice. In addition, the research procedures reflect methodological gains that have accrued from judicious borrowing of techniques as well as development of original ones that allow access to forms of consciousness previously denied to
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