{"id":532,"date":"2020-06-06T16:15:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T16:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mixingin.com\/?p=532"},"modified":"2020-06-06T16:29:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T16:29:55","slug":"exemplar-study-how-does-attire-influence-perceptions-of-women-in-the-workplace-factorial-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachpsychscience.org\/index.php\/exemplar-study-how-does-attire-influence-perceptions-of-women-in-the-workplace-factorial-design\/532\/research-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Exemplar Study: How Does Attire Influence Perceptions of Women in the Workplace? (Factorial Design)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This study sought to determine if a woman\u2019s appearance influences perceptions of her ability to perform a job. Undergraduates rated photographs of women as part of a 2 (Career: office assistant vs. CEO ) X 2 (Appearance: professional attire vs. sexual attire) design. Participants rated photos along several dimensions such as grade point average, organizational skills, leadership, dependability, and intelligence. The findings, that a sexually dressed CEO was perceived most negatively, replicated a previous study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wookey, M. L., Graves, N. A., & Butler, J. C., (2009). Effects of a sexy appearance on perceived competence of women. The Journal of Social Psychology, 149, <\/em>116-118. doi:10.3200\/SOCP.149.1.116-118<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Starters:<\/strong>
\u2022 What are the design elements (IV, DV) and operational definitions?
\u2022 What are the potential confounds?
\u2022 What are the strengths and weaknesses of the study design?
\u2022 Would these findings generalize to other types of jobs? Provide examples to support the ideas.
\u2022 Could other types of attire lead to unfavorable impressions? Provide examples to support the ideas.
\u2022 How could the researchers measure the participants\u2019 perceptions without using self-report? Why might new measures be a good idea?
\u2022 In what contexts can appearance be negative for men? Provide examples to support the ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In-class Activities:<\/strong>
\u2022 Ask students how they could study similar variables using confederates. What contexts would work? How would the confederate(s) need to act?
\u2022 Give students a general research question: What other factors might influence perceptions of an individual? As a class or in small groups, generate a feasible and ethical study to test their ideas.
o Suggestions in case students get stuck: how the presence of a tattoo influences helping behavior, how the appearance of a professor influences
students\u2019 perceptions of the professor, how the appearance of a college application influences acceptance, how a student\u2019s appearance influences a
professor\u2019s perception of the student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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