PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Boxing Day Shooting, Contact Hypothesis, Observational Study
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Lecture 2: origins of stereotypes: movie true colours not a valid experiment because there are not enough people, there is correlation between wealth and money in canada. You would make sure they are all asking about the exact same car (model, colour, and year). The only thing that would change is the race and gender. These confederates should also dress the same way and same age. Ayres & siegelman, 1995: chicago study for a new car by race and gender, black males are offered the highest initial price. k difference in price between black and white confederates: there is not a big difference between black and white female buyers but black females are offered higher initial prices. Discrimination when buying a new car: discrimination is present when buying a new car. Some people are quoted more than others when buying the exact same car.
