From: Sify
Language also shapes our attitudes
November 17, 2010
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The language we speak may shape not only our thoughts, but also our attitudes.
Harvard University psychologists found that bilingual individuals’ opinions of different ethnic groups were influenced by the language in which they took a test examining their biases and predilections.
Implicit attitudes, positive or negative associations, which people may be unaware they possess, have been shown to predict behaviour towards members of social groups, the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology reports.
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