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Abstract
Stereotypes are a problem which exists in everyday society.
The aim of this experiment was to explore the stereotypes which are expressed in social classes.
The experiment was conducted by one year 11 psychology class, which involved four participants in the hands on experiment.
Two participants were dressed untidy, & two were dressed tidy.
Each participant enquired to randomly chosen people, the same question;” excuse me, do you have the time?”
It was hypothesized that the two tidy participants would receive more positive reactions that the two who were dressed untidy.
This however was not always the case, as each participant received different reactions that may not have been just determined on the way they were dressed.




Introduction
Stereotypes are a problem which exist in everyday society. Stereotypes are defined are ideas held by some individuals about members of particular groups based......

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