Posters
Comparing Racial Attitudes Between Black and White Males
Location
Hall Memorial Ballroom
Access Type
Open Access
Start Date
4-4-2018 12:00 PM
Department
Psychology
Abstract
This study examined attitudes about race by asking participants questions about a fictitious male who was either white or black. Participants sampled from a small liberal arts college were asked to read a brief vignette that described a male; the vignette was identical for experimental and control participants except that the male was either black or white. Participants were also asked demographic questions, which indicated that most were white students. We hypothesized that negative racial stereotypes would occur when the fictitious male, named “Jacob,” was black even though the vignette was identical for both racial versions of him.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Keith Corodimas
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Comparing Racial Attitudes Between Black and White Males
Hall Memorial Ballroom
This study examined attitudes about race by asking participants questions about a fictitious male who was either white or black. Participants sampled from a small liberal arts college were asked to read a brief vignette that described a male; the vignette was identical for experimental and control participants except that the male was either black or white. Participants were also asked demographic questions, which indicated that most were white students. We hypothesized that negative racial stereotypes would occur when the fictitious male, named “Jacob,” was black even though the vignette was identical for both racial versions of him.