Good doll/Bad doll

[StewartG]

Originally Posted by Ginger

Okay, get ready to flame me because I'm going to play the devil's advocate here. Should we really put too much credit to this video, do we really believe that the main idea she is trying to portray is actually represented honestly and fairly? She is not a child psychologist, or a research specialist, and so she can't know how to properly handle an experiment such as this, like how to ask the right questions, etc.

For example, she asks the children, "which one is the bad doll." Really she should ask IF one of the dolls is bad. She is inferring to the children that one of those dolls IS DEFINATELY bad, and then making them make the choice. I agree though, it is still a sad thing that a lot of those children choose the black doll as being bad.

Not going to flame you at all. I alluded to some similar issues in my post above...

[Barb&Meg]

quote from Ginger:
I agree though, it is still a sad thing that a lot of those children choose the black doll as being bad.[/quote]


I agree with Ginger and Stewart and I wonder if the wyas in we use colors also affects their decision. We depict good as white and bad as black or dark. (Like in Star Wars) Kids really pick up on this very early and it is reinforced in so much of what they see and do: movies, video games, etc.

I wonder what the result would be if the "researcher" only showed the kids colors and asked the same questions.

[itsmysecondtime]

Originally Posted by Barb&Meg

quote from Ginger:
I agree though, it is still a sad thing that a lot of those children choose the black doll as being bad.

I agree with Ginger and Stewart and I wonder if the wyas in we use colors also affects their decision. We depict good as white and bad as black or dark. (Like in Star Wars) Kids really pick up on this very early and it is reinforced in so much of what they see and do: movies, video games, etc.

I wonder what the result would be if the "researcher" only showed the kids colors and asked the same questions.[/quote]

[Luv2Dance]

Originally Posted by itsmysecondtime

I agree with Ginger and Stewart and I wonder if the wyas in we use colors also affects their decision. We depict good as white and bad as black or dark. (Like in Star Wars) Kids really pick up on this very early and it is reinforced in so much of what they see and do: movies, video games, etc.

I wonder what the result would be if the "researcher" only showed the kids colors and asked the same questions.

[/quote]
True, but if you put a face with a color would that change your opinion whether black is bad/dark and white good/pristine in respect to the human aspect or just the color being a interpretation of good/evil? To some, black is a favored color. I prefer black to white.