Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA; email:
Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1001 NK Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Annu Rev Psychol. 2021 Jan 4;72:439-469. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-010419-050928. Epub 2020 Sep 18.
The social neuroscience approach to prejudice investigates the psychology of intergroup bias by integrating models and methods of neuroscience with the social psychology of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination. Here, we review major contemporary lines of inquiry, including current accounts of group-based categorization; formation and updating of prejudice and stereotypes; effects of prejudice on perception, emotion, and decision making; and the self-regulation of prejudice. In each section, we discuss key social neuroscience findings, consider interpretational challenges and connections with the behavioral literature, and highlight how they advance psychological theories of prejudice. We conclude by discussing the next-generation questions that will continue to guide the social neuroscience approach toward addressing major societal issues of prejudice and discrimination.
社会神经科学方法研究偏见，将神经科学模型和方法与偏见、刻板印象和歧视的社会心理学相结合，调查群体间偏见的心理学。在这里，我们回顾了主要的当代探究路线，包括基于群体的分类的当前解释；偏见和刻板印象的形成和更新；偏见对感知、情感和决策的影响；以及偏见的自我调节。在每个部分，我们讨论了关键的社会神经科学发现，考虑了解释性挑战以及与行为文献的联系，并强调了它们如何推进偏见的心理学理论。最后，我们讨论了将继续指导社会神经科学方法解决偏见和歧视等重大社会问题的下一代问题。
