Exposing hypocrisy can effectively reduce collective blame of Muslims for individual violent acts

(University of Pennsylvania) White Americans were less likely to blame all Muslims for acts of terror committed by a Muslim when they were first asked to think about how much they were responsible for terrorist acts committed by other Whites. By highlighting the hypocrisy in a non-threatening way, the participants' prejudice toward Muslims declined, even a month after the intervention.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2rdo0GY