PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: An American Dilemma, Cognitive Load, Contact Hypothesis
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Jane elliott"s experiment: taught third-grade class about prejudice and how it feels like. 3) intergroup cooperation 4) support of legitimate authority: amir: offered two more variables: 1) must be a favorable climate for intergroup contact. 2) contact must be of an intimate rather than a causal: pettigrew: added one factor to allport"s four: that the contact situation has friendship potential . American neighbors resulted in more favorable attitudes of the white individuals toward equal-housing policies. 1: works: african americans in a desegregated housing project had more positive attitudes toward their. When individuals are faced with this discrepancy, they will be motivated to change their attitudes (which are more malleable than values) to make them consistent with their values. : examine the effects of a new, cooperative learning environment compared with traditional competitive environment, on the performance of whites/blacks and on their feelings about outgroup members: attempt to eliminate competition, and structure interdependent cooperation between black &
