The prevalence of discrimination across racial groups in contemporary America: Results from a nationally representative sample of adults Introduction. Personal experiences of discrimination and bias have been the focus of much social science research. [1 - 3] Sociologists have explored the adverse consequences of discrimination [3 – 5]; psychologists have examined the mental processes that underpin conscious and unconscious biases [6]; neuroscientists have examined the neurobiological underpinnings of discrimination [7 – 9]; and evolutionary theorists have explored the various ways that in-group / out-group biases emerged across the history of our species. [10] In many respects, researchers already possess a wealth of knowledge concerning the origins and consequences of discrimination and bias. [11] What also should not be lost in discussion of discrimination is the growing push to