How Does it Feel to Be Part of the Minority?: Impacts of Perspective Taking on Prosocial Behavior

Can taking the perspective of an out-group reduce prejudice and promote prosociality? Building on insights from social psychology, we study the case of Colombian natives and Venezuelan immigrants. We conducted an online experiment in which we randomly assigned natives to either 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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Inter-American Development Bank
Other Authors:	Marisol Rodríguez Chatruc
Language:	English
Published:	Inter-American Development Bank
Subjects:	Human Migration, Immigration, Migration and Migrant, Behavioral Economics, Behavioral Science, C91 - Laboratory Individual Behavior, D91 - Intertemporal Household Choice • Life Cycle Models and Saving, J15 - Economics of Minorities Races Indigenous Peoples and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination, prejudice;perspective taking,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003612 https://publications.iadb.org/en/how-does-it-feel-be-part-minority-impacts-perspective-taking-prosocial-behavior
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