I also felt the question's wording is such that it doesn't seem to map onto the research that you describe being discussed in class. I'm not sure that moderate or weak qualifications are 'ambiguous' situations. I could argue that moderate is the most ambiguous, but that weak is also ambiguous.
If I were to rewrite the question (assuming I understand it correctly) it might be this: Suppose a hiring committee was deciding between two candidates, one White and one Non-White. In terms of years of experience, education level and other objective factors, the two candidates are nearly identical. Based on the research discussed in class, in which of the situations below would discrimination in favor of the White versus the Non-White candidate? a) Because the position involves working with the public, the candidates demonstrated a presentation and some judgement criteria were used (e.g., dress, grooming, language use and mannerisms). b) Because the position involves providing numerical data for internal corporate reports, the candidates' demonstrated during a work performance task the accuracy with statistical calculations. c) Because the position allows about 90% of the time working from home, the candidates' demonstrated their live internet video capability by doing one short interview from their home. d) All of the above. Paul On Apr 28, 2013, at 2:16 PM, Helweg-Larsen, Marie wrote: > One possibility is that you're not framing the question in terms of research > on this topic. So they might answer based on the politically correct answer > or their gut reaction which is that discrimination happens all the time in > all contexts. It might help to place the question in the context of a > specific study (in class, we discussed research on x and y by p and q which > showed that ... ) or research in general (research shows that ....). > Marie > > Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. > Associate Professor l Department of Psychology > Kaufman 168 l Dickinson College > Phone 717.245.1562 l Fax 717.245.1971 > Office hours: Monday 10:30-11:30, Tuesday and Wednesday 2:00-3:30 PM > http://users.dickinson.edu/~helwegm/index.html > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Clark [mailto:j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca] > Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 1:21 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Student resistance to some ideas? > > Hi > > In my culture and psych course, I spend some time on the idea that (at least > in modern times) overt discrimination tends to be observed mostly under > ambiguous situations (e.g., poking studies, ignoring evidence showing > innocence in mock trials, ...). Nonetheless, when I ask students on tests > whether discrimination in favor of white versus non-white applicants is more > likely when a. both have strong qualifications b. both have moderate > qualifications c. both have weak qualifications d. all of the above > > Students overwhelmingly choose d. all of the above, even when I occasionally > mention casually in class something very close to this scenario. > > Is there something wrong with the question? Do people have other examples > where students appear resistant to acceptance of some taught idea? > > Take care > Jim > > > James M. Clark > Professor & Chair of Psychology > j.cl...@uwinnipeg.ca > Room 4L41A > 204-786-9757 > 204-774-4134 Fax > Dept of Psychology, U of Winnipeg > 515 Portage Ave, Winnipeg, MB > R3B 0R4 CANADA > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: helw...@dickinson.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a4468797f&n=T&l=tips&o=25246 > or send a blank email to > leave-25246-13234.b0e864a6eccfc779c8119f5a44687...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: pcbernha...@frostburg.edu. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263003&n=T&l=tips&o=25262 > or send a blank email to > leave-25262-13441.4e79e96ebb5671bdb50111f18f263...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=25265 or send a blank email to leave-25265-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
