Date Thesis Awarded
6-2010
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Psychology
Advisor
Cheryl L. Dickter
Committee Members
M. Christine Porter
Paula Blank
Abstract
Two studies were conducted to examine categorization of biracial targets and subsequent judgments made about those targets. The researchers found that the contextual stereotypic cues shown in a social networking profile as well as stereotypic word primes did affect the categorization of the ambiguous target. Though explicit judgments overall did not vary with the categorization of the target, the targets' ambiguity in itself drove negative judgments from certain personality types. Judgments about work-related traits were particularly harsh, which could have serious ramifications for biracial or ambiguous individuals in the real world.
Recommended Citation
Newton, Virginia Ann, "Implicit and Explicit Perceptions of Biracial Targets" (2010). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 759.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/759
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.