· Procedure
· Pictures of teachers and students will
be cropped out of a class school picture
· Teachers will rate* pictures of
students on
o
Attractiveness
o
Socioeconomic
status
o
Student-teacher
similarity on attractiveness
o
Student-teacher
similarity
· Independent Observers will rate*
o
Students’
Pictures on
§ Attractiveness
§ Socioeconomic status
§ Expected academic achievement
o
Teachers’
Pictures on
§ Attractiveness
o
Both
student’s and teacher’s pictures together on
§ Physical similarity
*all ratings will be done on a 7 point
Likert scale
*This proposal was
written in partial fulfillment of requirements for an undergraduate research
methods course and is not intended to be carried out.*