The Foreign Language Effect on Implicit Bias Toward Sex Offenders: Behavioral and Neural Evidence from the IAT

The purpose of this study is to integrate the Foreign Language Effect framework with the Implicit Association Test to directly test whether processing in a foreign language can reduce implicit bias toward sex offenders compared to non-offenders. By comparing biases toward sex offenders versus non-offenders in English and Hebrew, the present study will provide a deeper understanding of how language modulates social evaluations of highly stigmatized groups, that are profoundly affected by stereotypes and biases within social on policy-making environments.