Habit-Breaking Exercises Shown To Decrease Implicit Bias Based on Race and Ethnicitya
| Cognitive Strategy | Description |
|---|---|
| Stereotype replacement | Recognize your own responses that are based on stereotypes and teach yourself to have a different response |
| Counter-stereotypic imaging | Think of specific examples that do not fit with the racial and ethnic stereotypes you have been taught |
| Individuation | Overcome responses based on stereotypes by thinking about the person's individual qualities |
| Perspective taking | Imagine yourself in the place of the person from a racial or ethnic minority |
| Increasing opportunities for contact | Seek out chances to interact with members of other racial and ethnic groups |
↵a Adapted from Devine et al.46