She also faced indirect comments from friends of different races, such as references to experiments claiming that black people are scientifically less intelligent. These comments were not just casual remarks; they were rooted in deep-seated stereotypes that affected how she viewed myself and my community.

Yes, I think adults unknowingly succumb to such behaviour. For instance, during COVID-19, some people stereotyped individuals from China or East Asia as being responsible for the virus, leading to xenophobia. This led to instances where students of chinese ethnicity studying in The West were often physically and verbally attacked. This was due to the false belief that had been implanted in people's minds, just like how the teacher brainwashed the kids in the video, convincing them that blue-eyed people are superior.

this may shift our perspectives and expose us to the reality instead of having our perspectives shrouded by the stereotypes and labels that we hear/ are familiar with

2. Embrace our differences even if we may not agree with how others choose to live their life.

3. Finding opportunities to make memories and experience things with diverse groups of people as similar lived experiences can help us find common ground. From there, we can forge bonds and stronger connections with others, reducing the separation or distanced feeling we may otherwise have. That is when acceptance falls into place naturally.

The experiment was disturbing because it showed how quickly children adopted discriminatory behavior based on arbitrary labels, leading to division, feelings of inferiority, and mistreatment. This highlights how easily stereotypes and biases can shape behavior. Adults similarly succumb to such influences, as seen in real-world examples of prejudice and discrimination, where labels and stereotypes lead to harmful attitudes and actions.

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Mrs Chan did not ask for Mdm Bong to solve her issues nor needed her help in crowd funding for her treatment. She just needed a listening ear for her feelings.

I think Mdm Bong should have not sourced money for her treatment without her approval, it was a mere superficial act to seem helpful but rather it was to feed her own ego through “helping” her friend.

One way i learnt is to interact with a more diverse group of people, instead of sticking with the same usual clique. I felt that helped me broaden my perspective and also squashed many stereotypes i may have had of people.

We could also be more open-minded to other's culture for certain things another social group does isn't seen as appropriate to us.

Environmental Input: A new change in environment, she noticed that her classmates are extroverted and outgoing.

The social mind: It might be due to her past experiences that lead her to think that in order to make friends and fit in with them, she would need to be more outgoing. She might be worried that she will feel left out if she continues to be quiet.

Behaviour output: Therefore, she conformed to the social norm and adopted an outgoing behavior to fit in with her classmates.

Environment input: Loud classmates and extroverted

Representation: Knew that being quiet will result in her being left out

Processes: Inferred that she needed ro copy their behavior to fit in and found out that people approached her to befriend her due to this behavior

Behavioral Output: Decided to continue following those extroverted friend behavior despite being uncomfortable in order to make friends.

Social Setting: She had many loyal friends, but all of them went to different schools

Current Behaviour: Introverted

The social mind

Past experiences made her realise that being quiet made her feel left out.

Output

Hence her schemas changed, and she tries to be more outspoken

As she finds success (not feeling left out), despite being uncomfortable with having to conform, she continues adopting her new behaviour.

in addition, altruism is suppose to benefit others at the expense of oneself, however mdm chan obviously didn't feel like she benefit (probably because she already felt guilty receiving money from her children, so she feels more guilty taking random stranger's money). Hence, this is not an example of altruism.

other examples of people making unnecessary comments like "you're black why can't you do this", or like "did you hear of experiments where they prove black people are dumb".

However, if we are able to correct the social cognition of that person, that person may learn to accept the "out-group" person and slowly these "group" barriers are broken down. It is more important to address the root cause of the mindset thinking and usually this is done through education. It's important because social acceptance is the way to go reduce judgements/comparisonsamong one another compared to social tolerance where prejudice views remain.

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.

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.

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

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.

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."

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.

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

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.

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."

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

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

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.

“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.

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