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postgraduate thesis: The effects of implicit theories on stereotyping in intergroup perception

TitleThe effects of implicit theories on stereotyping in intergroup perception
Authors
Cheng, Wai Sum鄭惠芯
Issue Date2018
PublisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)
Citation
Cheng, W. S. [鄭惠芯]. (2018). The effects of implicit theories on stereotyping in intergroup perception. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.
AbstractThe present study examined the effects of implicit theories (or mindsets) on stereotyping in the perception of local students towards ethnic minorities. 398 local secondary school students participated in the study in which they were randomly assigned into 4 experimental groups in a 2x2 design. After they were manipulated to believe groups had a malleable nature or a fixed nature by reading an article, their decisions made on an offence as outgroup bias were measured. Inconsistent with the hypotheses, results revealed that students primed with growth mindset did not have less outgroup bias than those primed with fixed mindset. Moreover, they did not make significantly different decisions on targets with different identities. Possible reasons were discussed afterwards. Although there were some limitations, this study had its contribution and could pave way for the future direction of research.
DegreeMaster of Social Sciences
SubjectStereotypes (Social psychology)
Group identity
Minorities - China - Hong Kong
Dept/ProgramEducational Psychology
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/278502

 

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dc.contributor.authorCheng, Wai Sum-
dc.contributor.author鄭惠芯-
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-10T03:41:58Z-
dc.date.available2019-10-10T03:41:58Z-
dc.date.issued2018-
dc.identifier.citationCheng, W. S. [鄭惠芯]. (2018). The effects of implicit theories on stereotyping in intergroup perception. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR.-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/278502-
dc.description.abstractThe present study examined the effects of implicit theories (or mindsets) on stereotyping in the perception of local students towards ethnic minorities. 398 local secondary school students participated in the study in which they were randomly assigned into 4 experimental groups in a 2x2 design. After they were manipulated to believe groups had a malleable nature or a fixed nature by reading an article, their decisions made on an offence as outgroup bias were measured. Inconsistent with the hypotheses, results revealed that students primed with growth mindset did not have less outgroup bias than those primed with fixed mindset. Moreover, they did not make significantly different decisions on targets with different identities. Possible reasons were discussed afterwards. Although there were some limitations, this study had its contribution and could pave way for the future direction of research. -
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherThe University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong)-
dc.relation.ispartofHKU Theses Online (HKUTO)-
dc.rightsThe author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works.-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subject.lcshStereotypes (Social psychology)-
dc.subject.lcshGroup identity-
dc.subject.lcshMinorities - China - Hong Kong-
dc.titleThe effects of implicit theories on stereotyping in intergroup perception-
dc.typePG_Thesis-
dc.description.thesisnameMaster of Social Sciences-
dc.description.thesislevelMaster-
dc.description.thesisdisciplineEducational Psychology-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.5353/th_991044144891403414-
dc.date.hkucongregation2018-
dc.identifier.mmsid991044144891403414-

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