Stereotyping

Question 1

What is it? Stereotyping

Answer 1

It is a fixed,over generated belief about a particular group or class of people - Cardwell

Question 2

Advantages

Answer 2

It enables us to respond rapidly to situations due to experience

Question 3

Disadvantages

Answer 3

We ignore differences with individuals we beliefs think things that may not be true
We use it to simplify our social world; reduces our level of thinking when we met new people.
Most stereotyping leads to conveying a negitive impression.

Question 4

Experiment aim stereotyping 1

Answer 4

To investigate stereotypes of Americans towards different races

Question 5

Method stereotyping 1

Answer 5

Questionnaire-

To investigate stereotypes.

Given a list of nationalities & 84 personality traits.

Told to pick 5-6 typical to each group

Question 6

Results-1

Answer 6

Americans listed themselves as industrious, progressive, & ambitious.

African Americans as - lazy, ignorant and Musial.

All participAnts were very willing to participate. None refused.

Question 7

Conclusion-1

Answer 7

Ethical stereotypes are widespread & passed from members of particular social groups.

Question 8

Experiment 2-

Answer 8

Darley & gross (1983)

Schemes processed in social world

Question 9

(2) method-

Answer 9

2 videos of a little girl were shown.

Video 1 she was playing in a poor environment.

Video 2 she was playing in a rich environment.

They were then shown a video of a girl in a intellectual test

Question 10

Results (2)

Answer 10

When asked to judge the little girls future they said the little girl in the richer environment would do much better than poor girl.

Question 11

Conclusion (2)

Answer 11

That participAnts use pre-stored schemes of what it means to be poor and rich therefore interpreted the ambiguous information accordingly.