fein & spencer Flashcards
(4 cards)
aim
establishing the telationship between self image and stereotyping
sample
61 men
procedure
- took an intelligence test made of questions that arent always possible to answer
(control group was told that it was a fake intelligence test
test condition told that its a real intelligence test)
the “negative feedback” group received very low scores on the test whixh was bery disappointing
all participants asked to take a social judgment task
they were guven wither 1 of 2 scwnaruis
about a men, greg struggling arrist from nyc who hwts bis bug break receives a large part in a play
greg invited the director for a drink to discuss the play
in scenario 1 he is libing wigh his gf anne
in scenario 2 he lives with his PARTNER whos name is mot given (theyre lead to believe greg is gay)
participants asked to fomplete a questionnwre aby bregs oersonality rating traits from 0 to 10
the treis were traits associated with gay men
- asked if they would like to be gregs driend
- asked if greg is familiar ro them
results
participants who reveived negative feedback rated the gay implied men stereoptyoes more freauwntly than the ones with
no feedback
also rated themselves as less likely to like greg or want to be his friend
regardless or whwther he was straight ir gay
