Term of Award
Spring 2005
Degree Name
Master of Science in Experimental Psychology (M.S.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Psychology
Committee Chair
William D. MacIntosh
Committee Member 1
John Murray
Committee Member 2
Amy Hackney
Abstract
Numerous scales and measures exist to determine the level of prejudice in an individual. This study compared six prejudice measures in an attempt to explore the strengths and faults of each measure. Each measure was correlated with a Social Desirability Scale, and each explicit measure was administered both within and without a Bogus Pipeline procedure to determine how susceptible it is to participant deception. In an examination of the Modern Racism Scale, Old Fashioned Racism Scale, Subtle Prejucide Scale, Blatant Prejudice Scale, Implicit Association Test and Seat Choice Task, none of the explicit measures correlated with the implicit measures. In addition, the implicit measures could not distinguish between target groups of blacks, females and a control group.
Recommended Citation
Simeoni, B. Zeus, "Testing Tests: Determination of the Efficacy of Prejudice Measures" (2005). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 434.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/434
Research Data and Supplementary Material
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