INTERVIEW: Kimberly Chaney Flashcards
What does Kim Chaney study?
How age of harasser impacts how likely you are to confront the suspect
What big topic guides her research?
How do everyday people think about prejudice, and how does this guide their actions
How did the perpetrator age study come about?
Did a study about how when u do confront someone, they show less bias a little later
It got picked up by news article that titled it: “research says you should confront your racist grandfather”
Found ppl didn’t look into age as much
What is the key moderator? (what answers depend on)
(Malleability)
Ppl answer differently depending on age
View old ppl as less malleable
What other factors did they look into?
- respect
- social influence
-Not sure if stranger is biased
Are there any other groups we perceive to be low in malleability?
Conservatives
Found differences between if the racist was 62 or 82
Did she expect differences?
And what explains the differences?
She expected a bigger effect when 82
Big generational differences, and how we relate to people
(ex. if did study when ur 30, ur parent is likely round the 62 range)
(difference between a parent vs grandparent)
OR 62 year olds are still working
- So ppl are exposed to them more
- So less stereotyped as old and unchanging
Is this research consistent to the time period we are in (high intergroup tensions):
Has confronting changed in last 50 years?
Has ageism and malleability changed?
Younger adults say that confronting is more of a norm
(more willing to confront)
Always been agist attitude to older adults
(pretty static bias)
What is she looking into now?
How malleability functions (and has functioned over time)
How people react when confronted, how we react when confronted
How malleable your thoughts on malleability are
Is there a topic she wants to see progress on?
Wants to return to the idea we are studying people
With own beliefs and opinions that shape how they interact with the world
