COHEN 1981

Question 1

topics

Answer 1

effect of stereotypes

Question 2

aim

Answer 2

investigate if knowing a person’s perceived role would influence how people remember info about them

Question 3

type

Answer 3

lab exp

Question 4

part

Answer 4

college students

Question 5

procedure

Answer 5

participants watched a video fo a woman having dinner with her husband. before that, half the participants were told the woman was a librarian and half were told she was a waitress. in the video, the woman did things that could fit either stereotype. later participants were asked to recall specific details abt the woman.

Question 6

results

Answer 6

participants remembered details that matched the stereotype they were given. details inconsistent with the stereotype were often forgotten.

Question 7

conc

Answer 7

people’s schemas/stereotypes influence what they notice or remember

Question 8

weak

Answer 8

ethnocentrism as diff cultures have diff stereotypes for what a librarian or waitress is like, and the trait of listening to classical musica cant be generalised.