PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Stereotype Threat, Ingroups And Outgroups, Implicit Stereotype
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What can we do to improve situation: won"t be able to completely change world. But we can make small little changes that will add up eventually: about 10 years ago, more positive psychology". Individual approaches (more of a north american approach) Showing images where there is diversity in an area (profession etc) actually makes those in minorities feel better. Women"s colleges present natural experiment into how women"s beliefs are shaped by exposure to women in counter-stereotypic leadership positions: compare women in co-ed vs. all women"s colleges. Hypothesis: women in women"s colleges will have less stereotyped views of women than women in co-ed colleges, this difference is due to exposure to counter-stereotypical women, not to pre- existing differences. Method: women in women"s vs. co-ed colleges, women in math vs non-math classes, dv, iat male + leader/female + supporter vs. Exposure to counter-stereotypical role models can reduce stereotypical associations: this is especially the case in stereotyped domains (e. g. women in math/science)
