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1. Formation of stereotypes o Behavior definition o Stereotypes definition o Illusory correlation definition o o o o

Participants made illusory correlation between ethnicity and test Stereotype threat Definition of ST Results

o Illusory correlation led to stereotype threat o Negatively impacted performance o Concluding sentence about how study displays formation of ST. 2. Research method o Steele and Aronson o o o o o

Experiment Indenitfy IV and DV, which cariable is being manipulated All other external factors constant Maximum control environment Causation rather than correlation

o Capable of identifying cause and effect between stereotype threat and performance o Stereotype threat, indicative of IV being manipulated o Replciability by other researchers o Sociocultural level of analysis – emphasis on human interaction o Concluding sentence about how study displays how and why research method is ideal for SLOA 3. Errors in attribution o Attribution – definition – how people interpret ir explain causal relationships in society o Two type – situational and dispositional o Define both o Attribution error – dales assumptions or distortions made when judging the cause of own’s own or someone else’s behavior o Attribution bias – 2 types - ,pdesty and o Deifne both o Kashima and Triandis AMPR o Results – which is which

o Mention that situational factor is difficulty of the test and other disruptions in environment o Mention that dispositional factor is lack of skill or intellectual capabilities o Concluding sentence...