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ARCHIVE - Discrimination Group wiki site

Bob Reed — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:43:55 -0800

http://differencesanddiscrimination.wikispaces.com/

check yourself before you wreck yourself!

ARCHIVE - Discussion Thread: Week 7

Rick — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:58:57 -0800

Here's a place to discuss the content of the chapter: "Hot Heads".

ARCHIVE - Week 6: Discussion Thread

Rick — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:59:22 -0800

This is an open thread for discussion of topics related to Pinker's chapter titled: "Good Ideas." Please let us know what's on your mind.

ARCHIVE - The "extended-contact effect"

Rick — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:56:19 -0800

In some new studies, psychologists have been able to establish a close relationship between diverse pairs — black and white, Latino and Asian, black and Latino — in a matter of hours. That relationship immediately reduces conscious and unconscious bias in both people, and also significantly reduces prejudice toward the other group in each individual's close friends.

This extended-contact effect, as it is called, travels like a benign virus through an entire peer group, counteracting subtle or not so subtle mistrust.

"It's important to remember that implicit biases are out there, absolutely; but I think that that's only half the story," said Linda R. Tropp, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts. "With broader changes in the society at large, people can also become more willing to reach across racial boundaries, and that goes for both minorities and whites."

ARCHIVE - Did my group "Depression/Happiness" start a wikispace?

Su — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:38:16 -0800

Hi my fellow groupies. Not sure if anybody reads this, but in case you do...

I missed class due to patriotism, or maybe class was cancelled? If it wasn't, sorry i didn't get to hang with my project peoples. Did anyone set up a wikispace yet for our group? If so, could someone email me at home the page-name so i can find it? My home email is musicalpeace2001@yahoo.com. Thanks. Looking forward to our fun final project. ~ Su

ARCHIVE - help, can't see video's??...

Su — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:25:32 -0800

Not sure what page this will come out on, but i'm trying to ask Rick for help. I'm in the computer lab again, and can't see the videos. They just show up as big white boxes with a little red x in the corner. What am i doing wrong? ~ Su

ARCHIVE - 3rd request for help: why can't i see videos?

Su — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:20:53 -0800

Hello? Anyone on here? Maybe i'm not asking this question in a place where anyone hears it... Where would i ask questions? Not sure i understand this webpage. Maybe i should try emailing Rick instead of blogging... okay.

ARCHIVE - Wikispaces link

Rick — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:30:43 -0800

here.

ARCHIVE - Discussion Thread: Week 5

Rick — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:10:39 -0700

Here is an open thread to post seminar questions pertaining to the reading for week 5, i.e., The Mind's Eye. Please post thoughts or questions that you'd like to follow up on.

ARCHIVE - video won't play... what am i doing wrong?

Su — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:16:35 -0700

So i'm in the computer lab, trying to watch some of the videos, but i can't figure out how to play them... they just have blank boxes with little red x's, not clickable. What am i doing wrong?