SPD Flashcards
What is prejudice?
A rigid set of attitudes or believes towards particular groups of people. Attitudes usually negative but not always.
What is stereotyping?
An oversimplified, generalised set of ideas that we have about others.
What is discrimination.
When you act upon your prejudice.
Describe and evaluate Adorno study.
Aim: To find if there is a relationship between a persons personality type and prejudice beliefs.
Method: Hundreds of people were interviewed and tested using the F- scale.
Results: They found a relationship between personality traits and prejudice views .
Conclusion: There is an authoritarian personality and people with these characteristics are highly likely to be prejudiced towards others.
Evaluation:
Done in America, does not apply to whole population.
Difficult to provide evidence to support.
Does not explain why people are prejudiced towards some groups.
Deceive and evaluate Tajfel’s study.
Aim: To show how easily people discriminate against their out-groups.
Method: 14-15 year old boys were randomly assigned to two groups. Each boy was given a game to play where he had to award pairs of points. They were told the points could be swapped for prizes at the end.
Results: The boys awarded points by choosing the pairings that created the biggest difference between the groups, not the pairing that gave them the most points.
Conclusion: people who discriminate against others just because they are members of an out-group.
Evaluation:
Only tested on boys.
Participant variables- dislike other participant.
Low ecological validity.
Know Aronson’s study. JIGSAW METHOD
Students in mixed race groups, taking responsibility for part of the lesson.
Had to become experts on there part and pass their knowledge to other groups in the class. The technique proved successful.
He interviewed them after and found his method had
Enhanced self esteem
Increased liking of classmates
Improved perceptions of other racial groups.
Evaluation:
Researcher bias
In Texas
Only worked in classroom
Describe and evaluate Elliot’s study.
Aim: To teach her class what it felt like to be victims of discrimination.
Method: Elliot told her class blue eyed children were superior to brown eyed children.
Results: Blue eyed children reaction was delight and arrogant and became vicious. Brown eyed children became sad and confused. Fights broke out between the children. The next day she told the brown eyed children that they were superior.
Conclusion: Elliot believed but getting the children to experience discrimination, they would grow up to be more tolerant towards others.
Evaluation:
Natural setting
Unethical
No researcher bias
Describe and evaluate Harwood’s study.
Aim: To investigate children’s views of the elderly.
Method: Harwood asked children and their grandparents about their relationships. The children were also questioned about their views of elderly people.
Results: Children who had regular contact with grandparents had more positive views on the elderly.
Conclusion: Contact with grandparents is a good predictor of a child’s attitude towards the elderly.
Evaluation:
Socially desirable
Participant variables
Uneconomical
