Biological Responses to Linguistic and Phenotypical Cues: How Do Foreign Accents and Ethnical Ambiguity Impact the Autonomic Reactions of Mexican Nationals?

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Brief Overview

This study examines whether foreign-accented speech triggers physiological signs of outgroup perception in racially ambiguous migration contexts, highlighting how accent can reinforce identity boundaries when phenotype fails.

Author

• Liliana Brock, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign