Questions On Feminist Identity And Reactions Of Gender...

MCS*3500 – Reflection 1 – Threats to Feminist Identity and Reactions to Gender Discrimination Tyler Ciprietti – 0786162 – tcipriet@mail.uoguelph.ca 1. Describe the context (why it was done, the general interest and what the researchers wanted to find out) of the research and research question (what is the hypothesis). /10 The goal of the study was to identify factors that shape women s responses to in-group members who protest gender discrimination. The participants were all undergraduate females that were all given the same information prior to the start of the study. The one difference was the scenario (manipulation) in which the female lawyer was being discriminated. The researchers told some participants of the study that the lawyer†¦show more content†¦To examine these hypotheses, the researchers had the female participant group read about an unfair hiring decision in which a law firm chose not to grant the deserving candidate a position, and hired a less experienced male candidate instead. 2. Describe dependent, independent, and moderating variables. How these variables were measured and manipulated in this study. 10 Independent = Condition either protest or no protest Dependent = many of them; Outcome measures in case.....(4) We are only replicating the evaluation of target.†¨Moderating = Pervasiveness of gender discrimination. The variables in the study helped to differentiate the participant’s opinions on the female lawyer. In this case, the researchers are only replicating a small part of the study. There were 4 possible dependent variables that were measured. 1) Anger Toward the Target – this was measured through statements like â€Å"I feel angry at Catherine†. The higher the score, the greater the amount of anger was expressed. 2) Evaluation of Target – participants evaluated the likeability of Catherine by measuring statements like â€Å"I admire Catherine,† â€Å"I would like to be friends with Catherine†. 3) Evaluation of Target’s Response – This measure addressed evaluations of the target’s response to the decision. Participants