A brief description of one blatant stereotyping behavior and one subtle stereotyping behavior depicted in the media. Then, explain one way automatic processing might have impacted stereotype formation and one way controlled processing might have impacted stereotype formation and how. Finally, as the supervisor in the scenario, explain one way you might mitigate blatant or subtle stereotyping behavior. Use the current literature to support your response.
Course Media
- Media: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2011). Stereotyping. Baltimore, MD: Author.
- (Click on the television screen once the video opens in a new window. "The Company" will appear on the television image.)
- Transcript
Readings
- Course Text: Nelson, T. D. (Ed.). (2016). Handbook of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination (2nd ed.) . New York, NY: Psychology Press.
- Chapter 4, "Stereotype Threat"
- Chapter 1, "The Study of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination Within Social Psychology: A Quick History of Theory and Research"
- Article: Banaji, M. R., & Hardin, C. D. (1996). Automatic stereotyping. Psychological Science, 7(3), 136-141. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Business Source Complete database.
- Article: Eagly, A. H. (2009). The his and hers of prosocial behavior: An examination of the social psychology of gender. American Psychologist, 64(8), 644-658. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycINFO database.
- Article: Inzlicht, M., & Kang, S. K. (2010). Stereotype threat spillover: How coping with threats to social identity affects aggression, eating, decision making, and attention. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99(3), 467-481. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the Business Source Complete database.
- Article: Plant, E. A., Devine, P. G., Cox, W. T. L., Columb, C., Miller, S. L., Goplen, J., & Peruche, B. M. (2009). The Obama effect: Decreasing implicit prejudice and stereotyping. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 45(4), 961-964. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the PsycINFO database.
- Article: Stone, J., & McWhinnie, C. (2008). Evidence that blatant versus subtle stereotype thread cues impact performance through dual processes. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(2), 445-452. Retrieved from the Walden Library using the ScienceDirect database.