PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Lexical Decision Task, Rebound Effect, Political Correctness
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Operating process (op: takes action to meet desired state (prevent stereotypes, resource-rich, controlled. Monitoring process (mp: compare current state with desired state (scans mind for stereotypes, resource-free; automatic. With a goal, op takes action if unwanted thoughts come up. Mp detects unwanted thoughts and sends it to op, which op then attempts to get rid of it. The monitoring process is automatic, and does not take up much energy. Under cognitive load, op fails, mp continues and results in opposite of intended thought, because mp continuously detect unwanted thoughts but cannot get rid of it. Goal > operate > monitor > goal > operate > monitor > etc. Hypothesis: because suppressors activate the unwanted stereotype repeatedly (mp), they will experience rebound effect (greater activation). I. e. , people that suppress stereotypes will react to stereotypical words faster. Write day in the life" of photographed person. Dv: lexical decision task (important: participants are presented with a string of letters.