The Neural Basis of Implicit Attitudes
By D. Stanley, Elizabeth A. Phelps, Mahzarin R. Banaji. 2008
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Evidence that human preferences, beliefs, and behavior are influenced by sources that are outside the reach of conscious awareness, control, intention, and self-reflection is incontrovertible. Recent advances in neuroscience have enabled researchers to investigate the neural basis of these implicit attitudes, particularly attitudes involving social groups. From this research, a model with three identified neural components related to the automatic activation and regulation of implicit attitudes is beginning to emerge. The amygdala is implicated in the automatic evaluation of socially relevant stimuli, while the anterior cingulate and dorsolateral prefrontal cortices are involved in the detection and regulation, respectively, of implicit attitudes. Further support for this model comes from the inclusion of these regions in current models concerning the cognitive regulation of emotion and the detection of conflict. The identification of a putative neural substrate for implicit attitudes has had a direct impact on psychological research into their nature and operational characteristics. We discuss how this emerging neural model has influenced current research on implicit attitudes and describe the importance of such models for directing future research.
Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science
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Citations in the corpus
- Who’s messing with my mind? (2008, background): “Studies using social stimuli (for example, faces of members of stigmatised groups) suggest that at least partially distinct brain networks are involved in the activation, versus the detection and regulation of automatically activated attitudes (see Stanley et al. 2008).”
- Implicit race attitudes predict trustworthiness judgments and economic trust decisions (2011, unknown): “688, two-tailed paired Student’s t test using the z-scored ratings data] or for white [t(21) P = 0.”