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Genusrelaterade attityder och stereotyper : en studie i huruvida manipulation av mentala föreställningar kan påverka stereotypt tänkande i partnerskattning

Ahlberg, Ulrika and Papagianni, Vasiliki (2002)
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The experiment in this study was conducted to see whether counter stereotypic mental imagery effects individuals stereotyping, concerning their partners. The Sex-Role Inventory, constructed by Sandra Bem, was used. All together, 120 students at Lund University and Campus Helsingborg participated. The students answered the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) measuring themselves. 30 male participants were then asked to imagine a strong woman and 30 female participants were asked to imagine a soft man. 30 males and 30 females were asked to imagine a house. A control of the manipulation was made, describing the participant's ability of mental imagery. The BSRI was used ones again, this time concerning the participant's partners. The results... (More)
The experiment in this study was conducted to see whether counter stereotypic mental imagery effects individuals stereotyping, concerning their partners. The Sex-Role Inventory, constructed by Sandra Bem, was used. All together, 120 students at Lund University and Campus Helsingborg participated. The students answered the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) measuring themselves. 30 male participants were then asked to imagine a strong woman and 30 female participants were asked to imagine a soft man. 30 males and 30 females were asked to imagine a house. A control of the manipulation was made, describing the participant's ability of mental imagery. The BSRI was used ones again, this time concerning the participant's partners. The results indicated no significant difference between the experiment- and the control group. However, a correlation was found between the participant's femininity and their partner's masculinity. (Less)
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author
Ahlberg, Ulrika and Papagianni, Vasiliki
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Psychology, Psykologi
language
Swedish
id
1356171
date added to LUP
2004-11-08 00:00:00
date last changed
2004-11-08 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{The experiment in this study was conducted to see whether counter stereotypic mental imagery effects individuals stereotyping, concerning their partners. The Sex-Role Inventory, constructed by Sandra Bem, was used. All together, 120 students at Lund University and Campus Helsingborg participated. The students answered the Bem Sex-Role Inventory (BSRI) measuring themselves. 30 male participants were then asked to imagine a strong woman and 30 female participants were asked to imagine a soft man. 30 males and 30 females were asked to imagine a house. A control of the manipulation was made, describing the participant's ability of mental imagery. The BSRI was used ones again, this time concerning the participant's partners. The results indicated no significant difference between the experiment- and the control group. However, a correlation was found between the participant's femininity and their partner's masculinity.}},
  author       = {{Ahlberg, Ulrika and Papagianni, Vasiliki}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Genusrelaterade attityder och stereotyper : en studie i huruvida manipulation av mentala föreställningar kan påverka stereotypt tänkande i partnerskattning}},
  year         = {{2002}},
}