Tutorial 8 - Article 1 - Discrimination in Selection Decisions

Question 1

What do decision makers discriminate on in selection decisions?

Answer 1

They use stereotypes about members of different social groups to infer the possession of the required ability for the task

Question 2

What does discrimination in selection decisions depend on?

Answer 2

Whether decision makers expect to cooperate or compete with the candidate

Question 3

How does discrimination relate to personal outcomes of the decision maker?

Answer 3

Decision makers discriminate in favor of candidates they deem more instrumental to their personal outcomes

Question 4

What are the two types of interdependence that are crucial to determine discrimination in selection decisions?

Answer 4

Cooperation with the candidate / Competition with the candidate

Question 5

What is used for gauging the ability of a candidate?

Answer 5

Stereotypes (for example; agency for (white) men, math skills for asian kids, care and warmth for women, etc.)

Question 6

What is the independent variable in this research?

Answer 6

Stereotypical perception of ability required for the task

Question 7

What is the dependent variable in this research?

Answer 7

Selection preference

Question 8

What is the mediating effect proposed by this study?

Answer 8

Perceived instrumentality

Question 9

What is the moderator of both the main relationship and the mediated relationship?

Answer 9

Interdependence (competition vs cooperation)

Question 10

What is the social identity approach?

Answer 10

It suggests that people categorize others as being in-group or out-group members based on salient individual characteristics

Question 11

What is the similarity-attraction model?

Answer 11

It suggests that people find interactions with similar others to serve as a means of positive reinforcement and thus exhibit greater liking for similar others