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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Stereotypes (Social psychology)"”.
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Sticks, stones, & stigmas: A social-cognitive account of stereotype threat mechanisms
1 PDF file (viii, 108 pages)
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A test of TMT: Mortality salience and avoidance of worldview threats
1 PDF file (vii, 91 pages)
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The conceptual basis of ethnic steriotyping among secondary school leaners in the Durban Metropolitan area
In this dissertation I present the results of an analysis of ethnic stereotyp¬ing among secondary school learners in the Durban metropolitan region. In the first part of the dissertation I review reports in the print media on the high levels of racial tension and confrontation that characterised …
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Comics carnet : the graphic novelist as global nomad
An interdisciplinary approach is used to identify a new graphic novel genre, 'comics camet', and its key features. The study situates comics camet in a historical context and shows it to be the result of a cross-pollination between the American and French comics traditions. Comics camet …
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Gender differences in self-concept consistency and career choices under stereotype threat
1 PDF file (xi, 115 pages)
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Exploring the impact of Asian stereotype endorsement, multicultural counseling competence, and motivation to respond without prejudice on White therapists' clinical judgment
People have the tendency to rely on stereotypes while making judgments due to limitations of cognitive capacity. The shifting standards model suggests that people tend to use stereotypes as a standard when they make subjective judgments about members of stereotyped groups and that they …
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Do modern video games impact the cultural perceptions and acceptance of racial stereotypes? : a qualitative assessment of video game usage.
… serve as a tool to transmit values, norms, and stereotypes from generation to generation. The technology trend that is indicative of the "information age" has created numerous methods to communicate popular culture through television, movies, the Internet, and video games. Since millions of …
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Societal stereotypes affecting one's body image
… or not undergraduate students allow societal stereotypes within the media to affect their self-image. Existing literature will be reviewed to show influential factors within previous studies that affect people's self-image. Relevant data extracted from the literature review will then be …
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The influence of the single stereotype on moral judgments
1 PDF file (viii, 85 pages)
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Stereotype threat in India: Gender and leadership choices
Stereotype threat is a psychosocial dilemma experienced by members of a negatively stereotyped group in situations where they fear they may confirm the stereotype. This study examined the phenomenon in India, thereby extending previous research to another culture. In addition, with participation by …
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The impact of children’s literature and discussion on attitudes toward disability
<p>This study examines the impact of reading children’s literature that contains a positive and realistic portrayal of a character with a learning disability on the attitudes of students without disabilities toward their peers with disabilities. Children completed the Attitude Toward Disabled …
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"Drunk and hot chick": the effects of stereotype-consistent priming on stereotypes regarding social sorority and fraternity members
<p>"Although members in social sororities and fraternities have historically been praised for contributing to the development of leadership skills and striving for excellence, they have also been the target of negative stereotypes and prejudice (Barlow, 1996; Wells & Corts, 2008). The present study …
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Local television news coverage of African Americans in Waco, Texas.
A content analysis of the 10:00 p.m. news shows of the Waco, Texas CBS affiliate KWTX examines the portrayals of minorities, especially African Americans. The study analyzes a reconstructed week of 10 p.m. newscasts from January 1995 to December 1995. The hypotheses include: H1. There is a …
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Stereotypes in Retail Print Advertising: The Effects of Gender and Physical Appearance on Consumer Perceptions
… also studies the influence of spokesperson stereotypes on consumers' cognitive responses.
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Who would you want in your life?: Discrimination against morning and evening people
… research has demonstrated that people have stereotypes of morning people and evening people. People tend to view morning individuals more favorably than evening individuals. The present study sought to observe whether people also discriminate against morning and evening people. One hundred …
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