PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Hasidic Judaism, Stereotype, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Not cumulative exams 50 % text, 50% class. People have tested what happens if they go to car dealers with different race or gender and who was given the higher quotes. Do this experiment by going to the field and: control for behaviour, dress them the same, control for age, etc. Match people as much as they can and get the results. 4 twin testers: age, education, attractiveness, dress, script, same dealer, same car. And from blacks: stereotype that women don"t know much about cars, stereotype that women are nicer can take advantage of them, more it"s specific interaction white male salesperson. Why do stereotypes exist: fear, for cities that are more white dominated. Does this happen in toronto: tailing black people. In toronto, it is normal for people to have hijabs whereas it would be different up north. Stereotyping comes from the fact that our minds are built on the basis of categorization.
