Perceptions of Ambiguous Events

• Other Authors: Paulvin, Cleopatre (author)
• Format: Others
• Language: English
• Published: Florida Atlantic University
• Subjects: Culture diffusion; Film criticism; Mass media > Semiotics; Representation (Philosophy); Stereotypes (Social psychology) in mass media; Stereotypes (Social psychology) in television
• Online Access: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004533; http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004533

This study looked at the effects of stereotypes in the media on memory for ambiguous events. The latter were stimuli created to portray individuals of two different racial groups (white and black) in situations that did not necessarily negatively implicate these actors. Two hundred and thirty six participants took part and viewed these events as well as six media clips. Three groups of media clips were shown: clips with black actors, white actors, and both races. A subset of participants, the explicit condition, were asked to rate the media clips for stereotypes, whereas another group, the implicit condition, were instructed that these clips were distractions. The participants' main goal was to remember the ambiguous events they saw and distinguish them from a new set of altered - more negative - events from the old items seen at encoding. A main effect of ambiguous events ethnicity was found, which could be interpreted as part icipants having more difficulty remembering black actors. === Includes bibliography. === Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2015. === FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection