PSY100Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Implicit-Association Test, Minority Group, Illusory Correlation

• School: UTM
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY100Y5
• Professor: Dax Urbszat

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You will see a series of statements, each describing a person performing some type of behaviour. Each person belongs to either group a or group b. After all statement have been presented you will respond with your impressions. Most people will see group b in a more negative light than those in group a even though the ratio of positive to negative is the same: this is an illusory correlation. The perception of a relationship where none exists, or perception of a stronger relationship than actually exists. Another way to think of it a false impression that two variables correlate. Minority group is attention grabbing (because its different than majority) Negative behaviour is attention grabbing (because its different than majority) Both together is really attention grabbing: examples, it always rains on the weekend, it always rains after you wash the car. Your data suggest a strong association of male with career and female with.