The experience of disgust can interfere with or stop experience of empathy or the equality bias.

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The experience of disgust has been shown to decrease feelings of empathy and increase bias towards outgroups. This has been demonstrated in various studies, such as one in which participants who were made to feel disgust towards a group of homeless people felt less empathy towards them and were more likely to endorse negative stereotypes about them. Similarly, in another study, participants induced to feel disgust towards gay men showed less empathy towards them and were more likely to support discriminatory policies.

The Experience of Disgust Can Interfere with or Stop Experience