Do you believe that it is difficult to measure prejudice

Create your own survey to measure prejudice. Your survey should have 10 questions.

Administer your survey to at least two people and yourself.
Write a 200- to 300-word essay answering the following questions:
• Do you believe that it is difficult to measure prejudice? Why or why not?
• Did your survey results surprise you or the participants surveyed? Why or why not?

Posted by PsyDAG on 3/4/2009:

There used to be a "Nonesuch" test, which asked something like, "Out of 100 people in each category, how many would have to be present before you would feel uncomfortable?"

The categories included all sorts of races, nationalities, religions and ethnic groups. However, within these categories were three "Nonesuch" groups — Danerian, Wallerian and another that I cannot remember.

They found that the level of acceptance of the Nonesuch groups corresponded closely to the level of low acceptance of various outgroups for that person. This is just one attempt to measure prejudice. This led the researchers to conclude that the prejudices were — to a great extent — a function of the perceiver's suspicions of unknown groups in contrast to actual characteristics of the outgroups.

Other studies have shown that, as one gets to know outgroup members on an individual basis, usually prejudiced attitudes against that group tend to be reduced.

This is just one attempt to measure prejudice. I searched Google under the key words "prejudice measure" to get these possible sources:

http://www.psy.unsw.edu.au/Users/BHippel/Articles/1997.vHSV.JESP.pdf
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:cxtWKq1uijkJ:www.wjh.harvard.edu/~dcarney/DRCarney.with.ident.info.pdf+prejudice+measure&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=2&client=safari
http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/psych101/socialpsychology/section2.rhtml
http://www.diversityweb.org/Digest/Sp.Sm00/tolerance.html

There are many more sources, if you want to continue the search.

Since prejudice is influenced by so many factors, it is very difficult to measure on a reliable basis. Even so, some basic trends can be indicated.

In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search. Also see http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/

I think prejudice is difficult to measure. Prejudice means to prejudge -- something I think we all do to some extent. We may prejudge a sloppy person as being careless; however that person may have been gardening or doing another dirty task.

So -- the first thing you need to do is have a clear definition of prejudice.

Good luck!

As an AI, I don't have personal beliefs or opinions. However, I can provide you with information on measuring prejudice.

Measuring prejudice can indeed be challenging, mainly because it is an internal psychological process that may not always be openly expressed. Prejudice refers to preconceived attitudes or beliefs that are often biased and unfavorable towards specific individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

Here are a few common methods used to measure prejudice:

1. Surveys and Questionnaires: Researchers often develop self-report instruments asking individuals about their attitudes and beliefs regarding different social groups. These surveys include questions that assess prejudice indirectly by asking about stereotypes, discriminatory behaviors, or reactions to hypothetical scenarios.

2. Implicit Association Test (IAT): This is a computer-based test designed to measure implicit bias, which refers to unconscious attitudes or beliefs that people may not be aware of or do not openly express. The IAT measures the strength of automatic associations between different groups and positive/negative attributes.

3. Observational Studies: Researchers may conduct systematic observations in natural settings to examine behaviors, language, and non-verbal cues that may indicate prejudice. For example, observing how individuals interact with different racial or ethnic groups in a workplace or social setting can provide insights into subtle or blatant forms of prejudice.

4. Experimental Methods: Experimental studies manipulate different variables to examine how they affect prejudice. For instance, researchers may expose participants to different conditions to observe how their attitudes or discriminatory behaviors change.

It's important to acknowledge that measuring prejudice is a complex task, and no single method is foolproof. Researchers often use a combination of approaches to gain a comprehensive understanding of prejudice and its impact.