Effects of Communication Mode on Stereotyping of Deaf Individuals
Sherb, Alexandra
2012
- The current study examined the effects of text- and video-based communication on the perception of Deaf and hearing individuals, with the larger goal of examining how these individuals may be stereotyped by perceivers. This study analyzed if one mode of communication was preferable to the other with regard to reducing Deaf stereotyping. Ninety-nine undergraduates were shown text- or video-based ... read morebiographies of either hearing or Deaf individuals and given measures of Deaf stereotype endorsement, Deaf bias, and Deaf exposure. Participants in the text communication condition showed higher Deaf stereotyping on a limited number of stereotyped traits. Participants assigned to the Deaf identity conditions exhibited lower Deaf stereotyping than those assigned to the Hearing identity conditions, likely due to evaluation apprehension and a desire to appear unbiased. Increased stereotyping was also correlated with existing biases against Deaf individuals and several demographic variables. The significance of the effects of communication mode and individual identity on stereotyping is presented in conjunction with a literature review of text-based communication and Deaf stereotyping, a discussion of possible methodological limitations, and suggestions for future research directions.read less
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