Disability Flashcards
1
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Disability stereotype
A
Generally seen as high in warmth, low in competence
Problem in studies: disability is a very broad concept
2
Q
Disability in sport
A
tested w IAT
Explicitly, disabled people were rated higher in warmth and competence
Implicitly; they were rated lower on both compared to able people
Also: When comparing disabled and disabled athlete, the implicit rated them equally bad.
3
Q
Bionic prosthetics
A
Advanced dramatically over the past years
‘Cyborg’ is perceived as more competent than people w disabilities in general. But not more competent than able bodied people. This was the same in people w bionic prosthetics
Cyborgs however, were seen as colder than people w disabilities/abled people
