Study: Reminders of Buddhism reduce prejudice — even among Christians

[cbayer]

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/04/study-unconscious-reminders-of-buddhism-reduce-prejudice-even-among-christians/

ERIC W. DOLAN
06 APR 2015 AT 16:03 ET


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Researchers from Belgium and Taiwan have found that being exposed to Buddhist concepts can lead to increased prosocial behavioral intentions and undermine prejudice towards others.

Buddhism contains a variety of teachings and practices – such as meditation – intended to help individuals develop a more open-minded and compassionate personality. Unlike the three dominant monotheistic religions, it does not draw a sharp line between believers and unbelievers.

In three separate experiments of 355 individuals, the researchers found that being exposed to words related to Buddhism could “automatically activate prosociality and tolerance, in particular among people with socio-cognitive open-mindedness.”

The study adds to a growing body of research about priming, a phenomenon in which merely being exposed to certain words or concepts changes the way people think or behave. It was published in the April issue of the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

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[upaloopa]

1. A good source of Dharma talks is "audiodharma.org" There you find daily talks from the Incite

Meditation Center in Redwood City CA.

[cbayer]

2. Cool.

Really interesting group of talks. Thanks for the link.

[Fumesucker]

3. What we need is a Buddhist propaganda channel on the cable and Buddhhist talk radio...

Maybe then we could make some headway against the Marching Morans.

[cbayer]

4. Lol. I think we could start subliminal messaging walmart, chik-fil-a and hobby lobby.

That ought to hit a big chunk of them right there.