Office of the Provost Scholarship
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Source Journal
Teaching of Psychology
Volume
28
Issue Number
2
First Page
121
Last Page
124
DOI
10.1207/S15328023TOP2802_12
Keywords
students, prejudice, stereotyping
Disciplines
Cognitive Psychology | Developmental Psychology
Abstract
A very simple, innovative classroom exercise designed to heighten students' understanding of stereotyping and prejudice is described. Students' evaluation of the exercise was very positive. Students reported greater awareness and understanding of their own and others’ stereotypes and prejudice and of the negative effects of prejudice, with females more than males reporting enhanced awareness of others’ stereotyping. Students also rated the exercise as very enjoyable. There was a trend among Non-White more than White students to report that the exercise helped show them how to reduce stereotypes and more Non-White than White students offered solutions for reducing prejudice that involved actively reaching out and interacting with others different from themselves. Additional suggestions for instructors are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Junn, Ellen N.; Grier, L.; and Behrens, D., "Playing “Sherlock Holmes”: Enhancing students’ understanding of prejudice and stereotyping" (2001). Office of the Provost Scholarship. Paper 4.
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/provost_schol/4
Comments
Ellen Junn is now Provost at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Copyright © 2001 SAGE Publications. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of an article published in Teaching of Psychology, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15328023TOP2802_12.