ABSTRACT
Meta-perceptions interventions aim to correct inaccurate perceptions about what we think the outgroup (or the group we do not belong to) thinks about reality (i.e., about social issues or our ingroup – the group we belong to). Since meta-perceptions are largely inaccurate, negative, and predict hostile intergroup relations, they are an important psychological process to intervene on to improve intergroup relations. In this chapter, I dive deeper into the state of the field of meta-perceptions interventions research. I first review the existing literature on meta-perceptions interventions and highlight three prominent interventions in this space: statistical interventions, media interventions, and intergroup contact interventions. Then, I discuss the particulars of these interventions, including the contexts in which these interventions work, what dependent variables these interventions aim to improve, and how to implement these interventions. Finally, I end with practical applications for meta-perceptions interventions with the goal of increasing these types of interventions within science and practice more broadly.
