PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Boxing Day, Boxing Day Shooting, Innocent Victims
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Iclicker questions: white males are seen as the wealthiest, white male and white female will receive the highest price quote when purchasing a new car. (white male slightly higher than female) Experiment done in chicago: study the existence of race and discrimination when looking at buying a car. Want to make sure that certain things are matched (twin testers: clothing, height, way they speak, economic status (ses, age, blind to the hypothesis of the study. Black males are quotes a significantly higher price than the other 3 groups: difference. Black females are also quoted a higher price: not as big of a difference than the male, around difference the actual price was very difference from the expected price. Discrimination when buying a new car race and income are related relationship between women and shopping/spending. Women as less assertive, by asking more they"ll get more.
