Perceptual Distortions in Cross-Cultural Interrogations: The Impact of Skin Color, Accent, Speech Style, and Spoken Fluency on Impression Formation.

Vrij, Aldert; Winkel, Frans Willem

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ERIC Number: EJ488911

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Publication Date: 1994

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Perceptual Distortions in Cross-Cultural Interrogations: The Impact of Skin Color, Accent, Speech Style, and Spoken Fluency on Impression Formation.

Vrij, Aldert; Winkel, Frans Willem

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, v25 n2 p284-95 Jun 1994

The influences of white Dutch and black Surinamer differences in skin color, accent, speech style, and spoken fluency on police officers' perceptions were examined for 173 Dutch police officers. Results provide empirical support for the existence of nonverbal communication errors in cross-cultural police-citizen interactions. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Blacks, Cross Cultural Studies, Dutch, Foreign Countries, Language Proficiency, Nonverbal Communication, Perception, Police, Pronunciation, Racial Bias, Racial Differences, Stereotypes, Whites

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands; Surinam

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