Publication Date
5-2007
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Dr. Kelly Madole (Director), Dr. Katrina Phelps, Dr. Elizabeth Lemerise
Degree Program
Department of Psychology
Degree Type
Specialist in Education
Abstract
Children’s understanding of race constancy and their subsequent use of race as a means of drawing inductive inferences were investigated. Race constancy was determined by children’s tendency to say that people could change category membership by changing their outside appearance. A second phase of the study measured how many race-based inferences children made relative to other social categories such as age or sex. The results indicated that children who had a better understanding of race constancy were also more likely to use race as a means of drawing inductive inferences. These findings support a developmental progression of race constancy and give insight to the development of potential bias and stereotypes.
Disciplines
Cognitive Psychology | Personality and Social Contexts | Psychology | Social Psychology
Recommended Citation
Dawson, Casey A., "Children's Use of Race in Drawing Inferences Based on Their Understanding of Race Constancy" (2007). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 10.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/10
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Cognitive Psychology Commons, Personality and Social Contexts Commons, Social Psychology Commons