When Life Isn’t Fair: Competing, Collaborating and Dealing With Unfair Treatment

Thursday, October 3, 2013: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
214 B (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)
Chair:
Robert Sellers, PhD, Chair and Professor, University of MIchigan

Description: Psychological research demonstrates that common situations, such as competing and collaborating with others, are affected by things that seem “unfair” or irrelevant. These include who else is there, who has the advantage over you, and what our stereotypes are about who is particularly good at particular tasks.

Sponsored by: by Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan



10:15 AM
Introductory Remarks
10:20 AM
More Competitors, Less Competition
Stephen M. Garcia, PhD , Professor of Psychology and Organizational Studies , University of Michigan
10:40 AM
The Influence of Gender Stereotypes on Role Adoption in Student Group Project Teams
Denise Sekaquaptewa, PhD , Professor of Psychology , University of Michigan
11:00 AM
African American College Students’ Experiences with Race-related Unfair Treatment.
Robert Sellers, PhD , Chair and Professor , University of MIchigan