discrepant responses, the SRP model outlines a series of consequences that facilitate future efforts. According to the SRP, once a biased response is recognized as discrepant with one’s standards, individuals experience increased negative affect. This negative affect is directed toward the self (e.g., guilt and disappointment with the self) if one’s biased response conflicts with internalized personal standards, and is a more generalized discomfort if the biased response violates external standards (see Higgins, 1987). In keeping with motivation and learning theories (Gray, 1982; Gray & McNaughton, 1996), awareness of a discrepant response results in the activation of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and in the momentary disruption of ongoing responding. When the BIS is activated, individuals pay more attention to the features of the situation related to the discrepancy, called Taken together, these retrospective reflection. consequences of a discrepant response result in the formation of associations between the discrepancy, stimuli present, and the negative affect experienced referred to as cues for control. – When these cues are present in future situations, they will trigger activation of the BIS. BIS activation causes behavioral inhibition and prompting a person to pay prospective reflection, more attention to their ongoing thoughts and behaviors. This disruption of ongoing responding and increased attention will allow individuals to inhibit prejudiced responses before they occur and generate alternate responses. To illustrate, imagine Andy, a White man, is walking through a crowded mall. Like many people, Andy thinks of himself as a tolerant, fair, and egalitarian person. As Andy is walking, he happens to see a Black man holding a purse. The thought, bet he stole that purse” “I automatically enters Andy’s mind. Just then, he sees a woman emerge from a store, take the purse, and put it over her shoulder. Suddenly, Andy realizes that he stereotyped the Black man as
discrepant responses, the SRP model outlines a series of consequences that facilitate future efforts. According to the SRP, once a biased response is recognized as discrepant with one’s standards, individuals experience increased negative affect. This negative affect is directed toward the self (e.g., guilt and disappointment with the self) if one’s biased response conflicts with internalized personal standards, and is a more generalized discomfort if the biased response violates external standards (see Higgins, 1987). In keeping with motivation and learning theories (Gray, 1982; Gray & McNaughton, 1996), awareness of a discrepant response results in the activation of the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and in the momentary disruption of ongoing responding. When the BIS is activated, individuals pay more attention to the features of the situation related to the discrepancy, called retrospective reflection. Taken together, these consequences of a discrepant response result in the formation of associations between the discrepancy, stimuli present, and the negative affect experienced – referred to as cues for control. When these cues are present in future situations, they will trigger activation of the BIS. BIS activation causes behavioral inhibition and prospective reflection, prompting a person to pay more attention to their ongoing thoughts and behaviors. This disruption of ongoing responding and increased attention will allow individuals to inhibit prejudiced responses before they occur and generate alternate responses. To illustrate, imagine Andy, a White man, is walking through a crowded mall. Like many people, Andy thinks of himself as a tolerant, fair, and egalitarian person. As Andy is walking, he happens to see a Black man holding a purse. The thought, “I bet he stole that purse” automatically enters Andy’s mind. Just then, he sees a woman emerge from a store, take the purse, and put it over her shoulder. Suddenly, Andy realizes that he stereotyped the Black man as
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