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

不同种族和民族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，阻碍建立融洽关系与合作，并助长偏见和歧视。了解如何促进更有效的群体间沟通对于改善种族关系至关重要。本研究将利用实验方法来考察两个新认识的个体之间的交流过程，这些实验方法考虑了白人和少数民族在同一互动背景下的观点，并将研究“单镜头”和重复的实验室互动。此外，该研究计划将通过借鉴个人感知、亲密关系和目标追求领域的理论和研究，为当前的跨种族交流理论模型做出贡献。这项研究揭示了在多种不同种族的互动环境中，沟通是如何运作的，包括为共同目标而努力的个体群体（例如，同事、同学和队友），权威人物和下属（例如，老板和员工，老师和学生，警察和平民），以及两个地位平等的个体（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渠道上传播，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，研究将包括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，特别强调对多样性和人际关系和群体间沟通问题的理解。

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.