SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY MIDTERM Q: Discuss why the scientific method provides a better guide to human behavior than common sense does. When discussing the scientific method and common sense as it regards to social psychology‚ one must understand what the scientific method and common sense are. A: The scientific method is a systematic method used to observe variables in an attempt to answer some inquiry‚ in this case reasons for certain human behaviors. Common sense‚ on the other hand‚ is not
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Croizet‚ Jean-Claude.‚ and Theresa Claire. “Extending the Concept of Stereotype Threat to the Social class: The Intellectual Underperformance of Students From Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds.” Personality and Social Psychology. Volume: 24 Issue: 6 Pages: 588-594 JUN 1998. web. 9 Sept. 2011. http://psp.sagepub.com/content/24/6/588.full.pdf+html In this psychology journal article Croizet and Claire talk about the effects of social background on intellectual tasks such as test taking. The social
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they are used as a virtual indicator of certain cultural groups. Sometimes these ideas become so popular and misleading that they change the assumption about the group into a reality. These stereotypes can be based on certain background‚ social order‚ religion‚ nationality‚ and even gender. People stereotype due to many reasons. Some do it for fun‚ others do it to explain something about what they saw or heard‚ while some do it out of innocence or ignorance. In the essay by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ The
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of African American Women in the Myth of Women as Liars Journal of Gender‚ Race and Justice 626-657‚ 634-655 (Spring 2000)(254 footnotes omitted) In addition to the negative stereotypes scholars associate with all women who complain about sexual harassment and other types of sexual abuse‚ there are three common stereotypes ascribed particularly to African American women. First‚ Mammy‚ everyone’s favorite aunt or grandmother‚ sometimes referred to as "Aunt Jemima‚" is ready to soothe everyone’s hurt
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society. Each one of us should learn how to be more tolerant toward diversity and this process should be two-sided. Why do stereotypes exist and more importantly why do we let them control our lives and comprehension? They hinder us from truly understanding others. At the same time‚ they protect us from the unknown‚ put us in little bubbles. We are powerless against stereotypes‚ they are stronger than us. This is illustrated in the movie by separating the class into two groups: brown-eyed students
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Randi Johnson MGMT 343 Inventing Hispanics 1. What values‚ which tend to be strong in Hispanic cultures‚ contribute to popular stereotypes about Hispanic workers? How could these values contribute to a perception that Hispanics lack the initiative and drive so valued in today’s workplace? According to what I have own. Hispanic’s are stereotyped as lazy‚ drug dealers‚ uneducated‚ job stealing‚ and poor. Most believe that Hispanic’s can speak none or very little English‚ and the English they
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against both group members and individuals who are stigmatized Fiske‚ 2010 p.g. 47). Most individuals feel comfortable with other individuals who are members of their in group. Thoughts and feelings about members of out groups can be influenced by stereotypes‚ discrimination‚ and prejudices. No individual should engage in stereotypical‚ discriminatory‚ or prejudice
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What are some of the identity contingencies that Steele mentions in this chapter‚ and what are some that you have faced in your life? The identity contingencies that Steele mentioned are racial order‚ segregations‚ constraining behavior and stereotype threat. Whenever I play basketball with my African American friends‚ I always go easy on them because I believe that their athletic genetics are naturally superior than mine‚ so there is no reason for me to be conceited. 2. What does Steele mean when
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A stereotype is a held popular belief about specific social groups or types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings. Stereotypes are standardized and simplified conceptions of groups based on some prior assumptions. Theories on stereotypes Different disciplines give different accounts of how stereotypes develop: Psychologists may focus on an individual’s experience with groups‚ patterns of communication about those groups
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upon what stereotype they belong to and for many it is very hard to break out of that mold when in the classroom their being in that mold is built upon with a lack of classroom structure and the fact that based upon intelligence which is normally hand in hand with racial bias students are segregated. Turning a blind eye to a problem doesn’t make it go away‚ I believe that in order to solve these inequalities‚ people must be brought to understand and that “first‚ we recognize that stereotypes are present
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