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Alice used social cognition to observe that the people around her were extroverted and sociable. She interpreted these behaviours as the social norm and gradually changed her own behaviour to fit in with the group.

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Environmental input: Alice is in a social setting where most people are loud, extroverted, and outgoing.

The social mind: Past experience taught her that being reserved gets her left out, so she interprets this new group the same way as a place she'll be excluded unless she changes.

Behavioural output: She acts more outgoing than she naturally is, just to fit in.

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environmental input: social setting where most of the people are loud, extroverted and outgoing

the social mind: past experience taught her that being her quiet self would result in her being left out

behavioral output: tried to change her personality into an outgoing person to fit in

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Alice, recalling previous social experiences, knew that being reserved and introverted will lead to her being avoided by others, hence, to avoid this, she started to adopt a different personality just to fit in

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Joanne was affected by the negative stereotypes towards blacks. She felt left out and like she couldn't fit it because of the stereotypes and prejudice from others such as their appearance and behaviours.

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Yes, I think she is altruistic. She helped Mdm Chang because she was concerned and cared for her, willing to take initiative to donate her money even though she wouldn't get anywhere in return.

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Actively get to know more people from different backgrounds, helps to break down stereotypes and build empathy

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Increase contact between groups, positive interacts with people from different backgrounds can reduce stereotypes and build empathy.

Education and awareness helps us learn about the effects of prejudice and discrimination, making people more conscious of their own biases

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We see stereotypes occur when people assume things about her based on her race, like what she can or cannot do, how she should behave or where she belongs. This affected her by making her feel judged and misunderstood. Sometimes we go through something similar, and people make assumptions about us based on appearance, background or social group

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What’s disturbing is how quickly the children accepted the idea that one group was better than the other and how cruelly they treated their classmates even when they had no reason to. I think adults behave in similar ways, favouring certain groups over others simply based on race, gender or social status

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I don’t think she’s truly altruistic, as she was genuinely concerned for her friends situation and just wanted to help. It may have come off as altruistic as she didn’t seek her permission which caused her friend to not be so happy

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Social cognition shows how she evaluated the social environment, predicted outcomes and adjusted her behaviour to gain social acceptance, which then reinforced her new attitude and continued behaviour

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In short, I think it’s important to start off with being open-minded, inclusive, and willing to learn about different perspectives.

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“You’re pretty for a black girl” is one of the examples as it’s a very backhanded compliment as it suggests that black people are not supposed to be pretty and are inherently ugly.

“Black people are scientifically proven to be dumb” is yet another example of a negative stereotype cast onto black people as it suggests that all black people are destined to be dumb and none will ever be smart or well educated enough.

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I found it disturbing how fast these children, who were described as sweet and kind at the beginning, adopted the mindset that blue eyes were superior to brown eyes and very quickly started to show discrimination and prejudice by treating their fellow classmates differently. I do think that adults also behave the same way, because adults were children once, so I believe that if they also had the idea and belief implanted in them from a young age, then they’d grow up believing it and thus would discriminate and have prejudiced opinions as well.

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I don’t think Mdm Bong was being fully altruistic. Even though she was very helpful towards Mdm Chang by raising money for her, but Mdm Bong failed to realise that Mdm Chang would be uncomfortable with the way she’s helping. Mdm Chang already shared that she felt like a burden and did not want people to spend money on her, but Mdm Bong still got people to raise money for her anyway. So she wasn’t being fully altruistic.

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Alice changed her behaviour and attitude because she observed and noticed that most of her classmates are extroverted and loud, hence in order to fit in, she also has to fit in and follow the social norm in there.

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I think we can first start by being open-minded and willing to be wrong and learn from our mistakes. To be always aware and question our own biases and beliefs and be willing to learn.

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She is put down or given backhanded comment/questions, which perpetuate the negative perceptions of black people in other people’s minds. For example, “ You’re so pretty for a black girl “ implies an existing stereotype or perception that black girls are ugly.

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I found it disturbing how quickly the children took the adult’s words as fact, and quickly accepted the hierarchy, especially the ones with the ‘privilege’. They learned to discriminate each other, even after the roles were reversed.

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I do not think Mdm Bong was being truly altruistic, as she didn’t sacrifice anything when she organised the charity to give Mrs Chang the money. In fact, it was their mutual friends who contributed towards the charity package, and Mdm Bong was only the one who raised the money.

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Alice notices that her classmates are loud and extroverted, and recalls from previous experiences that when she was quiet, she felt left out. Thus she perceives that she will be left out in this class if she does not follow her clsssmates’ behaviour, thinking that she will be judged or ignored for being introverted. So she adopts an outgoing persona to fit in.

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Alice changed her behavior because she saw everyone else was loud and outgoing so she scared of being left out. Her brain thought if she act like them she will fit in even tho it felt fake and uncomfortable. She pretended to be outgoing and it worked, people started talking to her. She kept doing it because getting friends felt good.

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alice behaviour changed becuz she believe that being quiet would lead her to feel left out so she adjusted her behaviour to fit in and then she made friends thus she continue with the outgoing persona even though it might be uncomfortable for her

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I can put myself in other people's shoes and try to understand their situation and point of view. This can help me see other people as people rather than strangers and by doing this, I can foster build stronger connections, reduce prejudice and encourage prosocial behaviours.

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'Black people are scientifically proven to be dumb' and 'You are pretty for a black person' are negative stereotypes that other people have on black people.

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I found it disturbing how at such a young age, those children already had the belief that black people and indian people were worse off than them. It was also disturbing how quick the childrens' attitude towards the others changed once they thought they were better. They started to discriminate their classmates who were different from them and they made them feel like they were not smart, some even started fighting each other. The people who were discriminated also started to believe that they were actually worse off then the others and this caused them to feel bad about themselves. Adults have been behaving in a similar way as white people always believe that they are better than black or Indian people.

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I don't think mdm bong was being altruistic as although she had good intentions of wanting to help and benefit Mrs Chang, Mrs Chang felt uncomfortable with mdm bong's actions. She already shared with mdm bong that she didn't want to burden others but mdm bong still went to ask other people to raise money for her which would make her feel like she burdened even more people. Hence, her actions may not have benefited Mrs Chang in the end.

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When Alice entered the orientation, she noticed that most of her new classmates were loud and outgoing. She uses her social mind to think of past experiences and she believed that staying quiet would make her feel left out. So, she changed her behavior to become more outgoing, even if it made her uncomfortable.

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I think we can be more inclusive and not take everything and face level. We should also not judge a book by its cover, especially when it comes to race. We can try to be more open minded and understand others.

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"You're pretty for a black girl" shows how one of the stereotypes for black people is that they are ugly. It is a backhanded compliment because it shows that the person who gave it has this stereotype, regardless of whether their intentions were good or not.

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I find it disturbing how quick it took for the children to believe that the blue eyed kids were superior compared to the brown eyed kids. When Mrs Elliot asked where her yardstick was, some blue eyed kids told her to keep it on her desk "if the brown eyed people get out of hand". It did not take long for the brown eyed children to be discriminated against, even being called not smart by the blue eyed children.

I think adults behave in the same way due to prejudice learned since young, similar to the children in the experiment.

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Yes, Mdm Bong was being Altruistic. She decided to help Mrs Chang by raising money for her treatment with mutual friends contributing towards a 'charity package' for Mrs Chang. She also surprised Mrs Chang with a large sum of money on her birthday and was only happy that she was able to help a friend. However, this resulted in Mrs Chang feeling a bit uncomfortable, especially after Mrs Chang had already privately shared with Mdm Bong about how she felt bad for her children and wished that they did not have to spend so much money on her.

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From previous social experiences, Alice learned that being her quiet and introverted self will result in her being left out. Thus she adopted an outgoing persona to fit in with her classmates despite being uncomfortable with it.

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I think we can try to be more open-minded,less judgemental and be friendly to everyone despite the stereotypes.Stereotypes may not be true so we should not believe in them fully.

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"Black people are scientifically proven to be dumb." is a negative stereotype.This shows that non-Black people will think that Black people are not as smart as them.

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I find it disturbing that many children really believed that blue eyes are better than brown eyes.I think the adults would have been behaving in a similar manner.

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What I find disturbing about this experiment is the use of young kids in the experiment itself. Some kids might develop negative schemas of this discrimination experiment when they are young, whether or not they are aware it's an experiment. Such schemas can lead to feelings of insecurity in the future.

Yes, i think some adults have been behaving in a similar manner.

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Mdm Bong was truly altruistic.She didnt expect to get rewarded for raising money for Mrs Chan.But what Mdm Bong did was probably wrong since Mrs Chan already had her children paying for her treatment.

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She observed that her new classmates are extroverted and outgoing.This influenced her behaviour too since she knows from previous social experiences that being quiet would make her be left-out so she became outgoing too to fit in and make friends.

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To be altruistic: to show or bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantages for yourself.

Personally, I would say that Mdm bong was altruistic. Mdm Bong raised a charity package for Mrs Chang, which showed that Mdm Bong went out of her way to help others. Mdm Bong decided to help despite knowing that Mrs Chang's kids are already capable and paying for Mrs Chang's medical fees.

Thus, I would say that Mdm Bong was altruistic because her stepping out to create this charity package came at a cost of her potentially being disliked or talked bad by Mrs Chang's kids. Mrs Chang's kids or Mrs Chang herself might feel bad and embarassed to receive such amount of money, and might have thoughts such as, "Mdm Bong thinks I am too poor is it?" Which is proven in the case study, "However, mrs chan looked a bit uncomfortable."

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The experiment shows that discrimination and prejudice can develop quickly when people are labelled and treated unfairly, even based on something as simple as eye colour. It is disturbing because it demonstrates how easily society can divide people into “superior” and “inferior” groups. Similarly, adults today still behave in this way through unfair treatment and privilege based on race, social status, or other differences, which continues to cause harm and inequality.

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Yes, Mdm Bong’s action is altruistic because she helped Mrs Chang purely out of genuine concern and empathy without expecting any reward, even though Mrs Chang felt uncomfortable receiving the help.

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Adopt a more inclusive mindset, learn about the different communities and perspectives out there other then our own.

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How quick and easy it was to convince the students that the color of their eye says something about them. I feel that many adults behave in a similar manner as the students most likely due to them being exposed to discrimination when they were young.

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Her intention was to help Mrs Chang by raising money for her medical treatment. T

However, Mrs Chang had previously shared that she felt guilty about her children spending money on her treatment. By publicly raising money and surprising her with it, Mdm Bong may have caused discomfort or embarrassment suggesting that Mdm Bong may not have fully considered Mrs Chang’s feelings or wishes.

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Alice saw that her new classmates are mostly loud and extroverted, she probably thought that if she did not try to fit in and act in a similar way as her classmates she would be left out and not have any friends.

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No, Mdm Bong seems like she genuinely wanted to help Mrs Chang raise money and did not do anything that could potentially hurt herself in any way.

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Alice takes in environmental input from her surroundings, such as observing that her classmates are louder and more extroverted people. Through her social mind, she made sense of her past experience and realises that being quiet in a group of louder people will make her feel left out. Therefore, she changes her behaviour and decides to be more extroverted to fit in with her classmates

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Alice change her attitude and behaviour by the way how she interpreted and responded to social cues in her new environment. As she have observed that her classmates were outgoing, she belief that being quiet lead her to be excluded based on her past experiences. Her behaviour changed as she adjusted herself to be aligned with social normals even though it is not the true her and she might not be comfortable with it.

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To bridge the gap between prejudice and prosocial behaviors, I will listen and think about what was said/heard before saying it out.

More importantly, making sure that we ourselves differentiate between stereotypes and facts

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To overcome prejudice, we have to ensure that we do not believe everything that is said. This brings me to my point about stereotyping, as it may not be easy to identify them

Furthermore, we are all humans. We should learn to communicate with each other, no matter the race. It encourages us to move past assumptions, ultimately finding a common ground.

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"You're so pretty for a black girl" indicates stereotyping as it suggests that beauty is not expected within black women.

This indicates how others perceive the black community based on their beliefs about them. It made Joanne annoyed, hurt, and insulted as "they come from assumptions based on black people."

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By understanding how people are feeling because of other people's actions. That way, I can understand people better and I can do my best to not fall for steretypes and learn about them without assumptions.

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"You're pretty for a black girl." This shows that people have a stereotype that black people aren't attractive. "Back people are scientifically dumb." This shows how people have a stereotype that black people aren't smart

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I find it disturbing that before the experiment, the children were described as nice sweet kids and after the teacher, the authorative figure, told them that one eye colour was superior to the other, then the children started to discriminate against one another. It is a fact that adults do act the same way based on the number of racism cases together with stereotypes of different people. This experiment is a prime example of how easy it is for an adult to change a child viewpoint of different people that could affect them as they grow older in the future.

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Mdm Bong isn't being altruistic because her action didn't involve the risk of harm on herself and it wasn't a behaviour that Mrs Chang benefited from since she felt uncomfortable and already said she didn't want her own children to spend so much money on her. Her actions were merely to show how she is a good friend to others since Mrs Chang had privately confided to her.

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Alice attitude and behaviour changed after being away from her usual friends and having outgoing classmates. By using her past interactions with people where she learned that being quiet would result in exclusion and being left out, this makes her have the mental process to specifically attune her behaviour so that she would be able to fit in.

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One change I can make to bridge the gap between prejudice and prosocial behaviours is through understanding the perspectives of others by putting myself in their position to understand their feelings. Through this, it can help avoid stereotypes and assumptions of others.

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I think we can overcome this by not making assumptions on people based on their race and backgrounds. I think it is important for us to stand up against prejudice when we see someone being treated unfairly and educated that these stereotypes are not true and treat everyone fairly and with respect.

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Some stereotypes she mentioned the negative stereotypes she received because she is black, such as "black people are scientifically dumb", "you're people for a black girl". She felt that she had to change herself in order to fit in. Her talk highlights the racial stereotypes/assumptions she faces being of a different race which shows how people say and act a certain way without thinking how it would affect others

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I found it disturbing because of how quick the students adopted to the teacher's instructions that blue-eyed people are more superior than brown-eyed people, which led to the discrimination against the brown-eyed students. I think that adults behave in the same way as there is still prejudice, racism and many stereotypes that exist today, this experiment showcases that the stereotypes learnt from a young age can strong influence children as they grow older into adults.

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One change I can make is to take part in more activities like volunteering where everyone is working towards a good cause. That way, I would feel more inclined to feel empathy for the different people around me as they are all working towards the same goal as I am. That way, I can understand them on a deeper level without thinking of the harmful stereotypes of what they should act like, challenging my own biases and beliefs.

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I do not think Mdm Bong was being altruistic because although what she did was an act was kindness, it did not benefit her nor was it a behaviour desired by her, which can be seen through her looking abit uncomfortable. It is possible that Mdm Bong did this to get praised from her mutual friends

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To overcome prejudice, we need to educate ourselves. Not just with learning different cultures and unlearning our biases and prejudices, but also to learn to be more empathetic to others. This helps to break down ‘barriers’ between different races and be less ignorant about one another. We can then learn to accept that we are all equals and have an understanding that a person is not just their stereotype but rather who they are on a deeper level.

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We see that she receives backhanded compliments like “you’re pretty for a black girl” or that she’s different from other black girls. While the person who said it might have had good intentions, it still perpetuates a harmful stereotype which boxes how someone like her should be perceived. She faces these stereotypes and assumptions all because of being a different race.

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Alice attitude and behavioural change can be explained through social cognition as she learnt from her previous interactions and social experiences with people, that being quiet would result in her feeling left out, hence this caused her to develop a schema. This schema then influences her causes her to change her behaviour in orfer to fit in

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I found it disturbing how fast children accepted discrimination and prejudice and how that changed their treatment of their classmates. All because a teacher, a perceived authority figure, said that blue eyes were superior in a simple exercise. However, they are only children and thus only doing what adults tell them to without questioning both their beliefs. Adults do behave the same way as the experiment shows that prejudice and discrimination can be learnt very early on. Thus, if nothing changes that belief, it will follow them into adulthood and continue to drive harmful stereotypes of those who should be their equals.

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No. Mrs Chang shared the situation privately to Mdm Bong. She was already seeking treatment and was only worried about her children who spend so much money on her because they care. However, Mdm Bong then decided to publicly announce it to all their mutual friends, which is breaking the privacy they should have had. In addition, they are using a large sum of money for the ‘charity package’ which Mrs Chang has already stated she does not want due to her children already paying so much for her treatment. This act only truly benefits Mdm Bong as she had gone public with this information and would be praised for her kindness.

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After being placed in a new environment where her classmates are extroverted and outgoing, she used her past experiences of changing her persona to be more like them. If she were to stay quiet, she’s worried she might get left out. Thus, she changed her behavior in order to fit in with her classmates.

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She was not being altruistic. This can be supported by the fact that Mrs Chan felt uncomfortable by the charity package

This suggests that the action by Mdm Bong was only to make her feel good and did not really benefit her. This is because the issue was not about the lack of money, but rather the amount spent on her.

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She changed her behavior and attitude as a result of her past experiences (schemas), which led her to behave in an outgoing persona (Behavioral output) and make new friends.

Due to her outgoing persona, others had a good impression of her and approached her to be friends in a friendly attitude.

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no. since altruism is the act of selflessness, the principle or practice of concern for the welfare of others which is opposite of self centredness, Mdm Bong did not perform the act of altruism. Mrs Chang had privately shared her situation, but Mdm Bong disclosed her information to mutual friends in the disguise of “helping her”. This makes her seem like a meddler as well as disrespecting Mrs Chang privacy.

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Practicing perspective-taking attempt to understand the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of others by viewing situations from their point of view rather than my own. By actively listening to others’ personal stories, challenges, and emotions without judgement, I become more aware of how social, cultural, or situational factors shape their behavior, reducing any bias or unrespectful behavior towards others.

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I think we should have more people from different groups interacting with one another as people would start to think that they are equals, reducing prejudice.

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when people said "you are so pretty for a back girl" showing that they had stereotypes that black people are not attractive and they also had some stereotypes that black people are dumb and not as smart due to the comments they made about her being different.

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i found it disturbing that they started treated each other differently due to the different treatment based of their eye colors, showing prejudice and discrimination. I think adults sometimes behave in the same manner as they may treat one another differently base off their race, background and many more, discriminating others.

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No as Mdm Bong actions did not really benefit Mrs Chang as Mrs Chang shared her problems personally and did not really want to let others know and help. At the same time, Mrs Chang think that she is not getting benefits from it but she would be getting praises that she did something good for her friend, which is actually a benefit as people would remember her as the better person helping friends in need.

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From past experiences, Alice believed that staying introverted and quiet would cause her to feel left out so she changed her behavior to blend in more with her classmates, showing social cognition as she used her past experiences to change her behaviors to be more similar to her classmates

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The students believed the “stereotypes” and this led them to behave differently. For example when the blue eyed people wore the collars and told they were dumb, they did worse in the card game and said it was because they were dumb. Yes i think adults behave in the same way

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No i do not think that madam bong is altruistic as she did not exactly put herself at risks to help mrs chan

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Alice used her past experiences and knowledge on socialising with others to fit in with her classmates

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To overcome prejudice, I think we first need to be aware of our own biases and question where they come from. Learning more about different cultures and people helps reduce ignorance. Also, having positive interactions with people from different backgrounds (intergroup contact) can help break stereotypes. At a group level, schools and communities can promote inclusion, empathy, and open discussion so that we focus on understanding each other instead of judging.

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In Joanne’s talk, we see stereotypes happening when people make assumptions about her just because she’s Black. For example, classmates told her she "acts white" or that she’s “pretty for a Black girl.” People assumed she was loud, aggressive, or untrustworthy, even though that’s not who she is. These stereotypes made her feel like she had to change herself to fit in, like she had to “check boxes” to be accepted.

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What I found disturbing was how quickly the children started treating each other differently just because of eye colour. The blue-eyed kids became mean and arrogant, while the brown-eyed kids became quiet and less confident. It showed how easily people can be influenced to think they are better or worse than others, even with no real reason.

I think adults sometimes behave the same way, such as judging others based on race, background, or status, and giving more respect to people they think are "better." This experiment shows how discrimination and prejudice can be taught and learned really fast, even in a classroom.

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Mdm Bong did something very kind by raising money for her friend, but it might not be fully altruistic. True altruism means helping someone with no benefit to yourself. While Mdm Bong helped Mrs Chang, she also felt happy and proud about it, which means she got something out of it too (like feeling good or being seen as helpful). So, her actions were caring, but maybe not 100% altruistic, because she also gained something emotionally.

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Alice noticed that most of her new classmates were loud and outgoing. From past experience, she believed that staying quiet would make her feel left out. So, she changed her behavior to act more outgoing, even if it felt uncomfortable. This shows social cognition as she was thinking about how others might see her and changed her actions to fit in and be accepted.

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Some examples of Joanne stereotypes are how she was viewed by beauty standards. She often received a lot of back handed comments on her looks and her whole identify was reduced by her race. There were a lot of negative assumptions to the black people even though there is no prove whether it is true or not.

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I find it rather surprising how quickly discrimination could occur in the classroom when one teacher simply gave her biased opinions on students with different color eyes. Their attitudes and views changes so drastically and they became so condescending towards each other, breaking the classroom harmony. This situation is fairly common in many phases in our life, such as the work industry and comminutes.

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Mdm Bong was not being altruistic as altruism defines as a prosocial behavior that is done with no expectation of reward and involve the risk of harm to oneself. Mrs. Chang privately shared her sensitive information to Mdm bong and was not in any urgent need of money. However Mdm Bong decided to publicly raise funds for Mrs. Chang. There could have been hidden intentions for Mdm Bong as she could have done this in order to gain recognition and praises from others by appearing to have done a good deed. Mrs. Cheng was also seen to appear uncomfortable and did not truly benefit from Mdm Bong actions.

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Using social cognition to explain Alice behavior, at first her personality was very introverted and quiet. However when she was exposed to a new environment and notices how her classmates were loud and extroverted. Her social mind perceives from her past experiences that being quiet made her left out, so she needs to change her behavior that is similar to her classmates in order to fit in . Therefore she had to adopt a different personality in order to make friends in her class not feel left out

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I don't think Mdm Bong was truly being altruistic. Since Mrs Chang shared in private with Mdm Bong about her dilemma, she did not intend nor expect Mdm Bong to help her. In addition, she was not facing any financial difficulty, she was merely a bit embarrassed to keep asking for money from her children. When Mdm Bong approached their mutual friends for money, they might have thought that Mrs Chang was urgently in need of money and hence they donated. If they knew that money was not tight, I'm sure that a few of them would have refused to donate money.

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To overcome prejudice at both an individual and group level, we can apply social psychology principles like intergroup contact theory, perspective-taking, and social norm influence. Individually, we can challenge our biases by actively engaging with diverse groups, practicing empathy, and educating ourselves on different cultures and experiences. This would help reduce the "us vs them thinking."

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I can actively practice and promote perspective-taking. This means making a conscious effort to understand the experiences, emotions, and viewpoints of individuals or groups who are different from me. By putting myself in someone else’s shoes, I can reduce biases and foster empathy, which is a key driver of prosocial behaviors like acceptance, kindness, and inclusivity. What I can do daily is to engage in meaningful conversations with people from diverse backgrounds, challenge stereotypes and assumptions by seeking facts and personal stories and participate in activities or events that expose me to different cultures or communities.

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Alice was comfortable with her previous friend group. However, after going into a new school (new environment), Alice saw that her classmates are loud, thus, this made her feel anxious, worried that she would be left out, leading to her being influenced by them to act as a extrovert to fit in

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In order to overcome prejudice, we need to promote education which prevents such discrimination from occurring in the first place. Such examples would be making learning environments much more universally inclusive, this pushes people to be more empathetic and understanding in general which helps to reduce prejudice.

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In terms of social cognition, Alice notices that the new environment that she was heading into, required her to be much more extroverted than what she originally was in order to fit in and make friends. Hence, in fear of not bringing able to make friends, she adopts a more extroverted personality to make friends.

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It is not altruistic as MDM Bong was letting the public know about Mrs Chang’s condition even though she did not wanted to. MDM Bong might not want anything in return from Mrs Chang but she would be getting praises from the crowd for doing a good deed. This might show that Mrs Chang is pathetic and MDM Bong was the hero and there for mdm bong gained benefits from it

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Alice was a shy n quiet girl in sec school. After she graduated to a new school she observed that almost everyone are extroverts and open. Her social cognition was giving her an impression of them being able to make friends easily if they are open enough. Hence she tried fitting in during her first year by being extrovert too so she can make many friends

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education and influence.

by having more knowledge, it would help to overcome prejudice to a certain extent. using the example of blue eyes brown eyes, had the children not learnt that blue eyes were superior to brown eyes, no discrimination would have taken place. likewise, i believe that if the kids were told after that blue eyes and brown eyes were equal, they would change their mindset and not be discriminative towards each other anymore.

influence.

peer pressure, from friends or family, to be prejudice and discriminate towards a certain group of people and vice versa. as long as we are not being misled in the wrong direction, i think it is possible to overcome prejudice to a certain extent.