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Sheldon, Jane P. – Teaching of Psychology, 2018
A highly relevant construct that may need more emphasis in our psychology courses is genetic attributions. Attributions are causal explanations people make for specific behaviors, characteristics, occurrences, or differences. Research has found that genetic attributions are related to numerous biopsychosocial phenomena (e.g., perceptions about…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Genetics, Psychology, Course Content
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Crittle, Chelsea; Maddox, Keith B. – Teaching of Psychology, 2017
Research in social psychology has the potential to address real-world issues involving racial stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Literature on confrontation suggests that addressing racism can be seen as a persuasive act that will allow for more effective interpersonal interactions. In this article, we explore the persuasive…
Descriptors: Social Bias, Social Psychology, Teaching Methods, Stereotypes
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Morling, Beth; Lee, Jeong Min – Teaching of Psychology, 2020
Full-time teaching-focused faculty at research universities may hold alternative titles such as Assistant Teaching Professor, Instructor, or Lecturer. We manipulated the title of a fictitious faculty target to investigate how such titles are perceived. Student and lay respondents (N = 317) respected and liked all targets, and their ratings did not…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, Academic Rank (Professional)
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Kite, Mary E.; Bryant-Lees, Kinsey Blue – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
Over the past several decades, the shifting social climate has led to a steady increase in legal rights, social acceptance, and visibility for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. However, there are still marked individual differences in levels of sexual prejudice as well as varying levels of comfort and exposure to the LGBT…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Social Bias, Social Attitudes, Sexual Orientation
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Dunn, Dana S. – Teaching of Psychology, 2016
This article presents some psychosocial aspects of disability linked to the person--environment relation that teachers should share in the psychology classroom. Disability is an often-overlooked form of diversity, one that teachers should discuss alongside race, gender, sexual orientation, social class/socioeconomic status (SES), religiosity, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Environmental Influences, Psychology, Cultural Influences