000003786 001__ 3786 000003786 005__ 20240523053908.0 000003786 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6082/uchicago.3786 000003786 037__ $$aTHESIS$$bThesis 000003786 041__ $$aeng 000003786 245__ $$aToddlers’ response to different race strangers: Developing a virtual paradigm 000003786 260__ $$bUniversity of Chicago 000003786 269__ $$a2022-06-04 000003786 336__ $$aThesis 000003786 502__ $$bM.A. 000003786 520__ $$aThere is a growing interest in developmental psychology to understand the source of the tendency to prefer those similar to us (ingroup) and to dislike those who are different from us (outgroup). Previous studies concerning the origins of ingroup biases have shown the sensitivity to social categories emerges early in life, and even toddlers are able to detect social categories like race. This study explores whether toddlers will engage with a stranger over Zoom, as well as how toddlers react to two different race experimenters (one White and one East Asian experimenters). In the first experiment, we found that toddlers respond and engage with a stranger over Zoom and in the second experiment, we found preliminary evidence that toddlers engaged more with the racial outgroup experimenter, which is surprising considering previous studies that suggest racial ingroup biases may start in infancy. Our findings suggest that more racially diverse populations need to be tested to fully understand how toddlers react to different race strangers. 000003786 542__ $$fCC BY 000003786 6531_ $$adevelopmental psychology 000003786 6531_ $$abias 000003786 6531_ $$arace 000003786 6531_ $$aingroup bias 000003786 6531_ $$aearly bias 000003786 6531_ $$adiversity 000003786 6531_ $$aonline 000003786 6531_ $$aZoom 000003786 6531_ $$aLookit 000003786 6531_ $$avirtual 000003786 6531_ $$astranger 000003786 6531_ $$aracial bias 000003786 6531_ $$atoddlers 000003786 6531_ $$achildren 000003786 690__ $$aSocial Sciences Division 000003786 691__ $$aMA Program in the Social Sciences (MAPSS) 000003786 7001_ $$aPhu, Tiffany$$uUniversity of Chicago 000003786 72012 $$aHyesung Grace Hwang 000003786 8564_ $$9d8a77175-8a87-4957-9e56-d02973bead26$$ePublic$$s1103406$$uhttps://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/3786/files/Tiffany%20Phu%20Thesis.pdf 000003786 908__ $$aI agree 000003786 909CO $$ooai:uchicago.tind.io:3786$$pGLOBAL_SET$$pTheses 000003786 983__ $$aThesis