Professor Richard Crisp's Outputs (6)

Diversity May Help the Uninterested: Evidence that Exposure to Counter-stereotypes Promotes Cognitive Reflection for People Low (But not High) in Need for Cognition (2019)
Journal Article
Damer, E., Webb, T. L., & Crisp, R. J. (2019). Diversity May Help the Uninterested: Evidence that Exposure to Counter-stereotypes Promotes Cognitive Reflection for People Low (But not High) in Need for Cognition. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 22(8), 1079-1093. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430218811250

Previous theorizing and research has linked exposure to counter-stereotypical diversity (e.g., an Oxford-educated bricklayer) to enhanced cognitive performance and creativity. However, it is unclear whether people’s motivation to cognitively engage w... Read More about Diversity May Help the Uninterested: Evidence that Exposure to Counter-stereotypes Promotes Cognitive Reflection for People Low (But not High) in Need for Cognition.

Don’t Hurt my Outgroup Friend: Imagined Contact Promotes Intentions to Counteract Bullying (2019)
Journal Article
Vezzali, L., Birtel, M., Di Bernardoa, G., Stathi, S., Crisp, R., Cadamuroa, A., & Visintin, E. (2020). Don’t Hurt my Outgroup Friend: Imagined Contact Promotes Intentions to Counteract Bullying. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 23(5), 643-663. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430219852404

A growing body of research has shown that imagined intergroup contact can improve outgroup attitudes. The aim of the present study was to examine the effectiveness of a multifaceted form of imagined contact in counteracting bullying in school childre... Read More about Don’t Hurt my Outgroup Friend: Imagined Contact Promotes Intentions to Counteract Bullying.

On the Generalization of Intergroup Contact: A Taxonomy of Transfer Effects (2019)
Journal Article
Meleady, R., Crisp, R., Hodson, G., & Earle, M. (2019). On the Generalization of Intergroup Contact: A Taxonomy of Transfer Effects. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 28(5), 430-435. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721419848682

The contact hypothesis proposes that bringing groups together under favorable conditions can improve intergroup relations. It is now well established that intergroup contact can improve attitudes not only toward the out-group as a whole but also towa... Read More about On the Generalization of Intergroup Contact: A Taxonomy of Transfer Effects.

Intergroup Contact, Social Dominance and Environmental Concern: A Test of the Cognitive-Liberalization Hypothesis (2019)
Journal Article
Meleady, R., Crisp, R., Dhont, K., & Hopthrow, T. (2020). Intergroup Contact, Social Dominance and Environmental Concern: A Test of the Cognitive-Liberalization Hypothesis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 118(6), 1146-1164. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000196

Intergroup contact is among the most effective ways to improve intergroup attitudes. Although it is now beyond any doubt that contact can reduce prejudice, in this article we provide evidence that its benefits can extend beyond intergroup relations—a... Read More about Intergroup Contact, Social Dominance and Environmental Concern: A Test of the Cognitive-Liberalization Hypothesis.

Dealing in Hope: Does Observing Hope Expressions Increase Conciliatory Attitudes in Intergroup Conflict? (2019)
Journal Article
Cohen-Chen, S., van Kleef, G., Crisp, R., & Halperin, E. (2019). Dealing in Hope: Does Observing Hope Expressions Increase Conciliatory Attitudes in Intergroup Conflict?. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 83, 102-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2019.04.002

The emotion of hope has been found to play a pivotal role in intergroup conflict resolution processes. As a positive and motivating emotion, prominent group members, such as group leaders or representatives may wish to instill hope among ingroup memb... Read More about Dealing in Hope: Does Observing Hope Expressions Increase Conciliatory Attitudes in Intergroup Conflict?.

Imagining Contact Reduces Prejudice in Pre-School Children (2019)
Journal Article
Birtel, M., Di Bernardo, A., Stathi, S., Crisp, R., Cadamuro, A., & Vezzali, L. (2019). Imagining Contact Reduces Prejudice in Pre-School Children. Social Development, 28(4), 1054-1073. https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12374

We examined the effectiveness of an imagery‐based strategy designed to reduce prejudice in pre‐schoolers in Italy. Three studies involving different target groups (disabled children, Black children) were conducted within Italian pre‐schools. Children... Read More about Imagining Contact Reduces Prejudice in Pre-School Children.