1. Overrating: tendency to give higher ratings (especially in person); 2. Halo effect: tendency to rate a person on your first impression of them; 3. Stereotype: tendency to rate a person based on their race, nationality, or social group; ...
There is a "widely held societal stereotype that 'Black' and 'smart' are mutually exclusive" (Fordham, 1996, p. 252). And yet, African-American students' cultural values reflect a complex configuration of Psychosocial Integrity, beliefs about the importance of hard work and education, and ...
Linguist Benjamin Wharf once argued that the words we use to describe what we see are rarely objective, as they carry personal prejudice. Labels can be harmful because they can reduce individuals to a single characteristic or stereotype. Therefore, we should be mindful of the language we use an...
“A lot of people say this and it’s probably a stereotype … but it’s like we we’re all so loud we’re also full of life, we were all so happy to be surrounded about each other.” — Quote from Melanie At the end of our interviews, we created a space for participants to as...