PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Crazy Taxi, Sideburns, Boxing Day Shooting
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Origin of stereotypes: cognitive, environmental, socio-cultural & motivational. Answer: 4 twin testers: age, education, attractiveness, dress, script, same dealer, same car. Multiple exemplars from each category of people ( black and white male & black and white females) and car dealerships. Initial quote for a new car by race and gender. In this study we can see white males are offered less price on a car in comparison to the black males. As for females; white females are offered less pricing for a car than black females: white male: 225, black male: $ 20 200, white female: 335, black female: $ 19 600. Stereotype that women are incapable of rational thinking. More white males working as car dealers. Because of the behavior of the type of people and the environment. Hassidic jews: black hats, black suits, beards, ringlet sideburns , religious. Why categorize: infinite number of stimuli in environment, limited capacity cognitive system.
