PSYCHREG - Virtual Reality Shows Potential to Reduce Prejudice Across Groups
A new study suggests that positive cooperative interactions in virtual reality (VR) can reduce prejudice not only towards the group directly involved but also extend positive attitudes to other unrelated outgroups, a phenomenon called the secondary transfer effect (STE). However, the study also indicates that competitive VR interactions may hinder this effect and that VR primarily influences explicit, rather than implicit, biases.
Nov 8, 2024
