ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the role of emotional responses in determining intergroup behavior and in developing interventions for reducing bias. It begins with a brief overview of the structure of attitudes. The chapter also examines the empirical relations between affective and cognitive measures of Whites' orientations toward Blacks and their willingness to engage in contact with Blacks. It explores affective and cognitive orientations and support for social policies benefiting Blacks. The chapter examines the relations between affective and cognitive measures of attitudes and willingness to engage in interracial contact and support for race-related social policies in two ways. It conducts a meta-analytic review of the relevant literature, and they performed an empirical study on this issue. The chapter represents initial efforts to examine the role of affect in general, and different types of emotion in particular, within the context of intergroup relations, and they acknowledge some fundamental limitations at this time.
