From mind to mind investigating the cultural transmission of intergroup bias in children

The UNIVERSITY OF YORK in Belgium from Europe region had released this tender for From mind to mind investigating the cultural transmission of intergroup bias in children Prejudice and discrimination are pressing social problems Across Europe the far right is on the rise and individuals are often discriminated against on the basis of their race gender or sexual orientation The origins of these problematic attitudes and behaviours appear early in development suggesting that we are passing on our biases to our children Yet our knowledge of the complex psychological processes by which these biases are learned remains rudimentary MINDTOMIND experimentally investigates how children encode select and transmit biased social information and so provides a framework for understanding how intergroup attitudes are perpetuated across generations Until now artificial boundaries between different areas of psychology have prevented theoretical and empirical progress on this important subject MINDTOMIND synthesizes cutting-edge research on cognitive development and experimental research on cultural transmission and intergroup psychology in order to provide a comprehensive account of this process The series of experiments to test the proposed framework will answer three key questions First how do children respond to biased information they receive from others Second how do children select which social information to consume Third how do children transmit biased information to others in their social networks MINDTOMIND will examine how learning social motivation and cognitive biases interact to produce prejudice and discrimination It will demonstrate how negative intergroup attitudes can emerge become radicalised and spread through children s social networks In doing so it will provide a step-change in our understanding of social cognitive development In addition to far-reaching theoretical implications this work will have broad societal implications It will pave the way towards the development of research-led interventions that can reduce intergroup bias and thus contribute to a fairer and more egalitarian society with tender notice no. 755719 published on 14 Apr 2025. The tender expired on 30 Nov 2024. This tender is sourced from Cordis and is eligible for suppliers interested in Investigation services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 7630496.