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An Experiment Investigating Whether We Do, or Do Not Use Stereotyping When It Comes To Groups We Have Never Been In Social Contact With.
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... An experiment investigating whether we do, or do not use stereotyping when it comes to groups we have never been in social contact with. Type of study: Quantitative experiment Candidate name: Anders Rasmussen Candidate number: D1099019 Subject and level: Psychology standard level Table of contents: Abstract: page 3 Introduction: page 4 Hypothesis: page 5 Method: page 6 Results: page 7 Analysis of result: page 9 Conclusion: page 9 References: page 10 Appendices Information before experiment: page 11 Debriefing after experiment: page 11 Question sheet to experimental group: page 12 Question sheet to control group: page 13 Abstract: The aim of this experiment was to see whether we do or, do not use stereotyping when it comes to groups we have never been in social contact with. Thirty students aged 15-19 were randomly picked out from the school population as participants. They were split up into one experimental group and one control group. The experimental group was asked to estimate questions about Japanese characteristics (ex. how many percent of the Japanese are open-minded?). The control group was asked the same questions














