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The Relation Between Racial Attitudes And Facets Of Impulsivity, Diana M. Perez
The Relation Between Racial Attitudes And Facets Of Impulsivity, Diana M. Perez
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Racism is an ongoing issue in U.S. society. The present study examined the relation between racial attitudes and two types of impulsivity (i.e., behavioral inhibition and delay discounting). Prior research has not touched upon the relationship between impulsivity and racial bias; nonetheless, the factors that influence the ability to interfere with automatic thinking and bad decision making may be a way to address racial bias. One hundred eighty-seven White adult participants were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk), an online survey taking website. The value participants place on future rewards (i.e., delay discounting) and the ability to stop their behavior …