title: Implicit prejudicial biases in student learning: the effects of sexual orientation.
abstract: In an investigation of students' potential biases toward gay and lesbian instructors, 93 female and 59 male undergraduates viewed a lecture, rated the instructor and perceived learning, and completed a lecture-retention test. Lectures were given by a man or woman, identified as straight or gay or lesbian. Sexual orientation did not affect the instructor evaluation or perceived learning ratings for any of the groups. Although sexual orientation did not affect the lecture-retention scores for the female students, learning by the male students was significantly lower with the gay male instructor than with the straight male instructor (p = .03), suggesting an implicit bias.
authors: Department of Psychology, Texas State University-San Marcos, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666, USA. Oberle@txstate.edu
authors: Crystal D
authors: CD
authors: Oberle
authors: Alexander J
authors: AJ
authors: Nagurney
authors: Christopher N
authors: CN
authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013781:Texas; D055815:Young Adult