Activated stereotypes in Philippine law enforcement

Date of Publication

2013

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

Subject Categories

Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Maria Guadalupe Salanga

Defense Panel Member

,Laurene Chua-Garcia

Abstract/Summary

Previous research has shown that factors, such as uncontrolled biases as well as automatic and controlled cognition, affect how Law Enforcers profile suspects. Studies also show that, because of this, it can lead to the activation of certain group stereotypes. This study contextualized how Stereotyping, Priming and Heuristics were seen and practiced in the Philippine setting. A between- and within-subjects experiment was conducted with criminology students, wherein the experimental group was primed and then tested for stereotype activation. Data was analyzed using Factorial ANOVA. Results of the study show that the priming used to manipulate the participants' representativeness heuristics did not have any significant effect on their stereotype activation and prejudice-like response. Thus law enforcement in the Philippines had not been concluded as one that may be driven by stereotypes. Recommendations to improve this study, such as better-suited primes for a Philippine, setting and considering criminal behavior and pathology as better primes than appearance, were discussed in detail.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU19742

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

xiv, 62 leaves ; 28 cm.

Keywords

Police-community relations--Philippines; Law enforcement--Philippines; Criminal behavior, Prediction of

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