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SELECTING STEREOTYPES
Selected to Stereotype
Selecting for Schemas
Stereotypes with Schemas
Associations contradict Values
Reality Puzzle
Unintentional Self-Interest
Implicit Bias
2004 study by Will A. Cunningham at Ohio State University*
30 milliseconds = activity in amygdala = vigilance*
.5 seconds = activity in prefrontal = internal conflict*
*Carpenter, Siri. “Buried Prejudice” Scientific American Mind. April/May 2008: p. 35.
Internal Conflict = Control
The frontal brain areas that are activated during slightly longer exposure to the faces could underlie the will to overcome bias
Stereotypes are Memes
Memes
Equality
Fairness
Tolerance
Stereotypes throughout History
Negative stereotypes were more pervasive in the past
In-Group versus ~In- Group
In America, there were many groups competing for survival
Structure to Support Equality
1920 – National Women’s Suffrage
1965 – Voting Rights Act
2003 – Same Sex Marriage
Memes vs Genes and Morality
Memetic selection seems to take control with stereotypes
We are stuck with our stone-age brains, but still have control over our behaviors despite predispositions
Closer to an Entirely Egalitarian Society
Memetic Squirrel of Equality Wins
Zen and the Art of Brain Rewiring