Reducing prejudice in the society at large: A review of the secondary transfer effect and directions for future research

The secondary transfer effect (STE) constitutes the generalization of effects intergroup contact from outgroup one has with to uninvolved outgroups. In this article, we provide a review research on STE. After presenting evidence robustness phenomenon, discuss relevant mediating processes and outline model that distinguishes them in three categories: mediators referring outgroup, ingroup, self. We then present moderators STE, recent STE indirect (extended, vicarious, imagined contact) negative contact. By relying our distinction sets mediators, suggest directions for future research, largely pointing importance integrating generalized prejudice exploring as an agent cognitive liberalization.