Atitude étnico racial de universitários em relação a indígenas: contribuições da análise do comportamento

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the possibility of altering symbolic relations of racial ethnic prejudice, specifically, of academics in relation to indigenous people. The indigenous population was chosen because it is an ethnic-racial group known to be segregated and marginalized, besides the lack of behavioral studies related to this issue. The objective of this research was to change negative biases in relation to indigenous people faces. In this context, this study pursuit to test a procedure that aims to change symbolic relations of ethnological prejudice. 16 academics aged between 18 and 20 years old from various undergraduate courses at the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados participated in the research. For the purpose of this study, it was decided to use an implicit bias test, the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) that was applied before and after an intervention based on Matching To Sample (MTS). Among the 16 research participants, 3 participants showed a negative racial bias towards indigenous people faces. Of these 3 participants, only 1 presented what could be considered a reversal of racial bias after the MTS procedure. For future studies, a pre- selection of participants is indicated, to study only participants with a racial bias.