Class 6 January 21, 2010

Individual and Group Differences General Principles

There is a great deal of

individual variability within
any group
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There is almost always a
degree of overlap between
two groups

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Schemas

Differences among students are

subject to change over time

Organized bodies of information about a topic

Gender Schema Gender Schema

Relate new information to the male and female
Relate the same-sex gender schema to their self- gender schemas
concept Ignore, distort, or reject information inconsistent
Choose actions designated as appropriate by the with the male and female gender schemas
gender schema Expect behaviour from others that matches their
Reject actions designed as inappropriate by the gender schemas
gender schema
Judge one’s own abilities in terms of gender- Ethnic schemas? Ability schemas?
appropriateness Disability schemas?
Helpful? Harmful?

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Class 6 January 21, 2010

Teach an ‘individual differences’ schema Next class

Unit 1 Test
Chapters 2 - 4

Unit 1 Assignments due Thursday

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