“…Although attention to the eyes is an important part of impression formation processes in general, it may be particularly critical in intergroup contexts. Given that cross-race interactions are often marred by misunderstandings and misperceptions (Dovidio et al, 2002 ; Holoien et al, 2015 ; Shelton & Richeson, 2006 ; Vorauer et al, 1998 ; West et al, 2014a , 2014b ) and that attention to the eyes seems to play an important role in the impression formation process (Arizpe et al, 2016 ; Friesen et al, 2019 ; Itier & Batty, 2009 ; Kawakami et al, 2014 , in press; Nguyen & Pezdek, 2017 ; Wang et al, 2015 ), investigating whether interpersonal similarity can increase eye gaze for Black targets may prove to be useful in discovering new strategies to enhance intergroup relations.…”