The duality of bias: Predictors of racially motivated Differential Test Functioning in interview evaluations

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dc.contributor.advisorHanges, Paul Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorAiken, Juliet Reneeen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-07T05:42:28Z
dc.date.available2011-07-07T05:42:28Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractDespite continued interest in and research on discrimination, the complex nature of the process through which it emerges has not been adequately explored. In the current study, I assessed racially-motivated Differential Test Functioning (DTF) and its drivers in an interview context. Specifically, I investigated patterns of DTF-for, DTF-against, and no DTF across three studies. Moreover, I predicted five patterns of responding using in-group belonging (rater race and ethnic identity), prejudice, and motivation to hide prejudice. Results indicate that patterns of responding indicative of DTF-against blacks, DTF-against whites, and no DTF emerged in both student and adult samples. Additionally, in-group belonging and a motivation to hide prejudice appear to predict bias-against, whereas a low in-group belonging may result in no DTF. Implications for research and practice are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/11682
dc.subject.pqcontrolledOrganizational Behavioren_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledStatisticsen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDiscriminationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIntergroup biasen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledInterview Evaluationsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledItem Response Theoryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledOrganizationalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRaceen_US
dc.titleThe duality of bias: Predictors of racially motivated Differential Test Functioning in interview evaluationsen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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