The next psychology colloquium is scheduled for Wednesday October 18th at 3:30pm at BOUS A106. Dr. Marjorie Rhodes from the Department of Psychology, New York University will be presenting the work titled “Developmental origins of social stereotyping.” We hope that you will join us!
Abstract: In this talk, I will describe how commonplace features of language can contribute to the early development of social stereotypes in sometimes surprising and counterintuitive ways. Drawing on natural language studies, lab experiments, and longitudinal studies, I will discuss how generic descriptions of social categories (e.g., “boys play baseball”, “girls wear pink”) contribute to the development of stereotyping in ways that go beyond the content they describe (e.g., beyond beliefs about sports or color preferences) and can do so even when they describe counter-stereotypic content. To explain these findings, I present a theoretical account of how children understand generic references to categories in the context of communication with knowledgeable speakers. These findings have implications for how to talk to children about social categories in ways that might reduce the development of stereotyping and other problematic social phenomena.
The remaining colloquium schedule is listed below. All talks will take place at 3:30pm on Wednesday's unless otherwise noted. The mode (online/in-person) of each talk may differ, please see future email announcements.
October 25th, 2023
Discussion on Teaching Neurodiverse Students (CETL, CSD, Dr. Arash Zaghi, University of Connecticut)
November 1st, 2023
Spooktacular Poster Night (Hosted by GSAC, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut)
November 30th, 2023 (THURSDAY)
Annual Fall Potluck Gathering (12:30pm-2:30pm; Hosted by GSAC, Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut)
For more information, contact: Merrisa Lin at merrisa.lin@uconn.edu