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Kite, Mary E.; Whitley, Bernard E., Jr. – Teaching of Psychology, 2012
The authors describe a demonstration of stereotype use in everyday language that focuses on common phrases reflecting stereotypic beliefs about ethnic groups or nationalities. The exercise encourages students' discussion of stereotype use. Students read 13 common phrases from the English language and stated whether they had used each phrase and…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, English, Stereotypes, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
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Hughes, Sean; Lyddy, Fiona; Kaplan, Robin – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
The present study examined the possibility that the language and response format used in self-report questionnaires influences how readily people endorse misconceptions. Four versions of a 40-item misconception test were administered to European ("n" = 281) and North American ("n" = 123) psychology and nonpsychology…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Psychology, Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students)