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Published on: August 4, 2023
Building a taxonomy of mental processes supporting social functioning to accelerate the integration between
Valerie Purdie-Greenaway1, Alfredo Spagna2
1Department of Psychology, Columbia University in the City of New York, New York 10027, United States; Management Division, Columbia Business School, New York 10027, United States.
Abstract:
A methodological and theoretical chasm continues to exist between social psychology and social neuroscience, particularly with respect to research relevant to understanding racial bias, social justice and inequality. We use the Dang et al. (2022) study to illustrate the challenge of conducting research that lies between these two sub-disciplines. We introduce the idea of an integrative social psychology-social neuroscience research accelerator and a method of how to build it. Pilot testing this accelerator with research relevant to social justice could offer an invaluable contribution to both fields.
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