Introduction
What was the topic of the study?
What is group status and group bias in adolescents?
How many participants were in the study?
What is 379?
What differences were observed between ninth-grade and eleventh-grade participants?
What is no differences?
What was the goal of the study?
What is...
To examine the role that group status and group bias play in adolescents’ judgments and reasoning about peer acceptance of others based on their group membership and to explore age-related differences
Where were the participants recruited from?
What is a midwestern high school?
What was revealed about high-status participants?
What is...
They were more likely to choose a high-status member, and they were more likely to use stereotypes.
What did the study hypothesize? Name at least one.
What is...
Those that identified with a high-status group would be more likely to select another high-status group member, and those that identified with a low-status group would be less likely to choose to include a high-status member in the school activity.
Those in high status groups would show greater bias and would be more likely to reason about social acceptance by using social norms and stereotypes.
It was also expected that the ninth-grade participants would demonstrate more in-group bias and use more stereotypes and conventional reasoning in their choice judgments in comparison to eleventh-grade participants.
What were the participants asked to do?
What is...
The participants read five different hypothetical scenarios that involved the three high-status groups and the three low-status groups. The participants were asked to make judgments about the inclusion of individuals in a school activity based on their group membership. The participants had to select who should be chosen to participate in the school activity, and they were then asked to provide reasoning for their selection.
What was revealed about no group membership participants?
What is...
they were more likely to select a high-status member for the school activity.