Question

Students were told to write an essay about a tough-looking male "skinhead." Group A was told not to let their stereotypes about skinheads influence them. Group B was told nothing. Each student was later brought into a room with eight empty chairs. The first chair had a jacket draped over it that supposedly belonged to a skinhead. Group A students sat farther away from the jacket than did group B students. These events probably happened because:

Answer 1

What they thought of term influenced their actions . Seeing a leather jacket which is stereotypical probably proved the point that he’s a tough guy

Answer 2

These events probably happened because the members of group A were influenced by stereotype threats.

The reason why is because members of group A were told not to let their stereotypes about skinheads influence them.  Each student was later brought into a room with eight empty chairs but the first chair had a jacket draped over it that supposedly belonged to a skinhead

The natural reaction was for the members of group A to sit farther away from the jacket, falling into the stereotype threat, although they were told not to let their stereotypes about skinheads influence them.

On the other hand, group B members were told nothing and they acted differently. They did not react in fear or show any concern about the jacket. So they were not influenced by the stereotype threat.

We understand the stereotype threat as the fear people express about some people, group, or event, confirming the stereotype or prejudice they have.

We conclude that one negative effect of assuming differences is that people will make assumptions about you.

In this case, Group A fell into the stereotype threat due to the previous image they had about skinhead people.

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