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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 10, No. 1, 27-39 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1368430207071338
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Emotion and Prejudice: Specific Emotions Toward Outgroups

Molly Parker Tapias

University of California, Berkeley

Jack Glaser

University of California, Berkeley, jackglaser{at}berkeley.edu

Dacher Keltner

University of California, Berkeley

Kristen Vasquez

Alverno College

Thomas Wickens

University of California, Berkeley

This research draws on ideas about emotion-related appraisal tendencies to generate and test novel propositions about intergroup emotions. First, emotion elicited by outgroup category activation can be transferred to an unrelated stimulus (incidental emotion effects). Second, people predisposed toward an emotion are more prejudiced toward groups that are likely to be associated with that emotion. Discussion focuses on the implications of the studies for a more complete understanding of the nature of prejudice, and specifically, the different qualities of prejudice for different target groups.

Key Words: emotion • prejudice • stereotypes

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