Who Do You Trust?: The Effects of Meditation on Perceived Trustworthiness of White and Asian Americans Through Stress and Visual Attention Using a Virtual Reality Method

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dc.contributorHaydon, KC
dc.contributorNussbaum, Amy
dc.contributor.advisorTawa, John
dc.contributor.authorJung, Sophia
dc.date.accessioned2022-07-01T18:08:44Z
dc.date.available2022-07-01T18:08:44Z
dc.date.gradyear2022en_US
dc.date.issued2022-07-01en
dc.description.abstractMany studies have been done to look at general trustworthiness between in-group and out-group members using trust and investment games. However, the effects of meditation on trustworthiness towards White and Asian Americans have not been thoroughly studied. This study looked at the effects of Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) on perceived trustworthiness towards White and Asian Americans using a virtual reality device with embedded eye tracking, and to see if visual attention and stress mediates the relationship between LKM and perceived trust. Using a 2x2 between participants design, participants either meditated prior to the VR exposure or did not and interacted with either White or Asian actors in VR. LKM was unrelated to perceived trustworthiness towards both White and Asians. Also, contrary to expectations, it was found that participants reported higher levels of trustworthiness towards Asians than White; and stress while interacting with Asians was related to greater levels of trust. These findings are interpreted in relation to theory of intergroup contact, cognitive load, model minority myth, and social desirability.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPsychology & Educationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/6375
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subjectPerceived Trustworthiness, Virtual Reality, Facial Trustworthiness, Stress, Trustworthiness, Visual Attention, Meditation, Cognitive Load, Eye Tracking, Model Minority Myth, Social Desirabilityen_US
dc.titleWho Do You Trust?: The Effects of Meditation on Perceived Trustworthiness of White and Asian Americans Through Stress and Visual Attention Using a Virtual Reality Methoden_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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