How Accuracy and Interpersonal Bias Combine to Improve Interracial Interactions and Relations

不同种族和族裔群体之间的沟通不畅是改善群体间关系的最根本挑战之一。沟通不畅会加剧紧张和不信任，阻碍融洽关系的建立与合作，并助长偏见和歧视。了解如何促进更有效的群体间沟通对改善种族关系至关重要。拟议的研究将探讨两个新认识的人之间的沟通过程中，利用实验方法，考虑在同一互动的背景下，白人和少数民族的观点串联，并将研究“单发”和重复的实验室互动。 此外，拟议的研究计划将有助于从理论和研究领域的人的知觉，密切的关系，和目标追求当前的跨种族沟通的理论模型。这项研究的影响，沟通如何在多个跨种族的互动环境，包括群体的个人朝着一个共同的目标（例如，同事、同学和队友），权威人物和下属（例如，老板和雇员、教师和学生、警察和平民），以及致力于建立关系的两个平等地位的个体（例如，大学室友、邻居和朋友）。此外，这项研究的研究成果不仅将在学术机构传播，而且还将与研究者所在大学的非学术和行政组织分享。 最后，研究将涉及指导和培训少数民族研究生和本科生，为他们在心理学和相关领域的职业生涯做好准备，特别强调了解多样性和人际交往以及群体间沟通的问题。

Miscommunication between people from different racial and ethnic groups represents one of the most fundamental challenges to improving intergroup relations. Miscommunications fuel tensions and distrust, hinder rapport building and cooperation, and help to sustain prejudice and discrimination. Understanding how to promote more effective intergroup communication is crucial for improving race relations. The proposed research will examine the process of communication between two newly acquainted individuals by utilizing experimental methods that consider the perspectives of both Whites and ethnic minorities in tandem within the context of the same interaction, and will examine both "single-shot" and repeated laboratory interactions. In addition, the proposed research program will contribute to current theoretical models of interracial communication by drawing from theory and research from the domains of person perception, close relationships, and goal pursuit.This research has implications for how communication operates within multiple interracial interaction contexts including groups of individuals working toward a shared goal (e.g., co-workers, classmates, and teammates), authority figures and subordinates (e.g., bosses and employees, teachers and students, police officers and civilians), and two individuals of equal status who are working toward building a relationship (e.g., college roommates, neighbors, and friends). In addition, research findings from this research will not only be disseminated in scholarly outlets, but will also be shared with non-academic and administrative organizations at the investigator's university. Lastly, the research will involve mentoring and training ethnic minority graduate and undergraduate students to prepare them for careers in psychology and related fields, with a particular emphasis on understanding issues of diversity and interpersonal and intergroup communication.