PSYC 367 Study Guide - Final Guide: Implicit Stereotype, Baldus De Ubaldis, Civil Rights Act Of 1964

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 367
• Professor: Adam Dunbar

Document Summary

Pay attention to key legal cases, studies, and terms in each chapter. Civil rights act of 1964 (title vii) Added a ban on gender and racial discrimination in employment. At least one aggravating factor had to be found. Ruled that adolescents should not be subject to the death penalty. Identify the key argument for each article and make note of examples supporting that argument. Implicit bias - subconsciously held preferences (for/against) You don"t know you"re being biased and we lack the ability to gauge our own attitudes and beliefs. Implicit bias can affect multiple decisions points in the criminal justice system. The decisions may seem race-neutral yet can be subtly affected by implicit bias. The effect of implicit biases accumulate across decisions. Ultimately, reveals how arrest and conviction statistics might be limited in understanding the existence of racial discrimination c. Define implicit bias and explain how it is tested.