Implicit Social Cognitive Processes Underlying Victim Self and Identity: Evidence With College-Aged Adults

Sachs, Nicole M.; Veysey, Bonita M.; Rivera, Luis M.

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“…Past research has used the IAT to measure the automatic associations underlying the self-concept and groups-that is, an implicit identification with a group and its attributes (Rivera & Veysey, 2015;Sachs, Veysey, & Rivera, 2018;Veysey & Rivera, 2017; also see Devos & Banaji, 2003). Emerging evidence appears to parallel the previous IAT research on stereotyped attitudesstudies measuring automatic associations between the self-concept and a group category demonstrate that IAT-measured individual differences in implicit self-group associations have unique utility in explaining behavioral outcomes above and beyond those of This document is copyrighted by the American Psychological Association or one of its allied publishers.…”

Section: Implicit Self-criminal Associations and Their Relation To Cr...mentioning

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Implicit self-criminal cognition and its relation to criminal behavior.

Rivera¹,

Veysey²

2018

Law and Human Behavior

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Three studies adopted implicit social cognition theory and methodology to understand criminal cognition outside of conscious awareness or control, specifically by testing whether individual differences in implicit associations between the self and the group criminals are related to criminal behavior. A Single Category Implicit Association Test measured self-criminal associations across 3 adult samples-2 from Newark, New Jersey, a high-crime United States city, and an adult national sample from the United States. Then, all participants reported their criminal behavior in 2 cross-sectional design studies and 1 longitudinal design study. Consistent with an additive model of implicit and explicit cognition, studies generally demonstrated that strong implicit self-criminal associations increased the odds of committing a criminal act, even after accounting for explicit self-criminal cognition, past criminal behavior, and/or criminal-related demographics. This research suggests that implicit self-criminal associations serve as a cognitive marker for criminal behavior. Furthermore, the present research calls into question criminal justice policies and practices that assume that criminal behavior is exclusively driven by criminal intent. Public Significance StatementThree studies demonstrate that strong implicit self-criminal cognitive associations are linked to criminal behavior, even after controlling for the roles of explicit self-criminal cognition and criminal-related demographics. This research suggests that criminal cognition outside of conscious awareness or conscious control may be a cognitive marker for criminal behavior. Furthermore, it challenges the law and criminal justice policy and practice assumption that offenders know and control the causes of their behavior, thus suggesting that implicit social cognition should be considered in public discussions about criminal justice reform.

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Implicit self-criminal cognition and its relation to criminal behavior.

Rivera¹,

Veysey²

2018

Law and Human Behavior

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Situational Victimization Cues Strengthen Implicit and Explicit Self-Victim Associations: An Experiment With College-Aged Adults

Sachs

Veysey

Rivera

2020

J Interpers Violence

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Contextually salient social identities are those that individuals may not think of often but that may be temporarily activated by relevant situational cues. We hypothesized that victim, one of many identities people may possess, is a contextually salient identity that operates both implicitly and explicitly. To test this hypothesis, the present research tests the effect of a situational victimization cue on implicit and explicit self-victim associations. We utilized an experiment with a 2 (Victimization salience: yes vs. no) × 2 (Past victimization experience: yes vs. no) between-participants design. One hundred eighty-one undergraduate student participants were recruited and randomized into one of two conditions: (a) an experimental condition reminding them of a previous victimization experience or (b) a control condition whereby they did not receive a reminder. All participants then completed one Single-Category Implicit Association Test, and self-report measures of explicit self-victim associations and victimization experience. Between-participants analyses of variance were used to analyze data. Results indicated that individuals who were reminded of a previous victimization exhibited stronger explicit and implicit self-victim associations compared to those who were not reminded. This research provides initial evidence that victim is a contextually salient identity, which has implications for the factors and processes underlying identity formation, revictimization, and the prevention of repeat victimization.

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Implicit Social Cognitive Processes Underlying Victim Self and Identity: Evidence With College-Aged Adults

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Implicit self-criminal cognition and its relation to criminal behavior.

Implicit self-criminal cognition and its relation to criminal behavior.

Situational Victimization Cues Strengthen Implicit and Explicit Self-Victim Associations: An Experiment With College-Aged Adults

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