In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking

In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking

Can taking the perspective of an out-group reduce prejudice and promote prosociality Building on insights from social psychology, this paper studies the case of Colombian natives and Venezuelan immigrants. This was done by conducting an online expe...

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Main Authors: Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol, Rozo, Sandra V.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
MIGRATION
PREJUDICE
ALTRUISM
TRUST
PERSPECTIVE THINKING
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/986851638279829891/In-Someone-Else-s-Shoes-Promoting-Prosocial-Behavior-Through-Perspective-Taking
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spelling okr-10986-366422021-12-04T05:10:39Z In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol Rozo, Sandra V. MIGRATION PREJUDICE ALTRUISM TRUST PERSPECTIVE THINKING Can taking the perspective of an out-group reduce prejudice and promote prosociality Building on insights from social psychology, this paper studies the case of Colombian natives and Venezuelan immigrants. This was done by conducting an online experiment in which natives were randomly assigned either to play an online game that immersed them in the life of a Venezuelan migrant or to watch a documentary about Venezuelans crossing the border on foot. Relative to a control group, both treatments increased altruism towards Venezuelans and improved some attitudes, but only the game significantly increased self-reported trust. 2021-12-03T14:37:56Z 2021-12-03T14:37:56Z 2021-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/986851638279829891/In-Someone-Else-s-Shoes-Promoting-Prosocial-Behavior-Through-Perspective-Taking http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36642 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9866 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Latin America & Caribbean Colombia Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de
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topic MIGRATION
PREJUDICE
ALTRUISM
TRUST
PERSPECTIVE THINKING
spellingShingle MIGRATION
PREJUDICE
ALTRUISM
TRUST
PERSPECTIVE THINKING
Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol
Rozo, Sandra V.
In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Colombia
Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9866
description Can taking the perspective of an out-group reduce prejudice and promote prosociality Building on insights from social psychology, this paper studies the case of Colombian natives and Venezuelan immigrants. This was done by conducting an online experiment in which natives were randomly assigned either to play an online game that immersed them in the life of a Venezuelan migrant or to watch a documentary about Venezuelans crossing the border on foot. Relative to a control group, both treatments increased altruism towards Venezuelans and improved some attitudes, but only the game significantly increased self-reported trust.
format Working Paper
author Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol
Rozo, Sandra V.
author_facet Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol
Rozo, Sandra V.
author_sort Rodríguez Chatruc, Marisol
title In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking
title_short In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking
title_full In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking
title_fullStr In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking
title_full_unstemmed In Someone Else’s Shoes : Promoting Prosocial Behavior Through Perspective Taking
title_sort in someone else’s shoes : promoting prosocial behavior through perspective taking
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/986851638279829891/In-Someone-Else-s-Shoes-Promoting-Prosocial-Behavior-Through-Perspective-Taking
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