Primacy Effect, Social Norms, Stereotypes

(10 pts) Term: primacy effect, social norms, stereotypes (use all three)
Scenario: Robert has been looking for work many months. He was discharged from the military for medical reasons due to serious hearing loss, and the loss of his left hand two years ago. He recently finished earning a degree and has sought to work in his desired field of working with autistic children. Everywhere he applies he gets an interview and he is thanked for his service. Despite there being severe shortage of workers for this field he never gets a job. Robert suspects but cannot confirm…? Robert suspects that there is an issue with stereotypes and that is why he cannot get hired. When he at all of the daycare companies trying to get hired to work with the autistic children he saw that the majority of the workers were good looking females. This reminded him of the primary effect, which is where people judge him before meeting him, and he realizes that from his appearance people are turning him away because he is not what they expect him to be. From his time in the army taking a toll on his body costing him …show more content…
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