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Author | E. Paige Lloyd |
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Title | Race Effects on Zero-Acquaintance Personality Judgments |
Department | Psychology |
Advisors | Cliff Brown, Jeff Brookings, and Matt Collier |
Year | 2013 |
Honors | Departmental Honors |
Full Text | (328 KB) |
Abstract | The current study aims to better understand how two well researched areas in social psychology, zero-acquaintance judgments and own-race bias, may be related. Based on past research, it is hypothesized that participants will make more accurate personality judgments of same-race versus cross-race targets. Target gender is also explored as a potential factor in accuracy of zero-acquaintance judgments. Scores were calculated for eight Â鶹´«Ã½ students on 19 personality dimensions. Participants from several outside academic institutions viewed images of the Â鶹´«Ã½ students and made 19 personality judgments. Analyses were compared accuracy of same-race judgments to those of cross-race judgments. There was a significant difference in judgments of same-race versus cross-race individuals. Results indicated a significant difference in accuracy based on target race and target gender. The hypothesis is often but not entirely supported by the data. Results suggest same-race versus cross-race accuracy may be dependent on the personality trait. |
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