Linguistic Diversity: Perceptions of Homogenous and Heterogenous Linguistic GroupsGolzar Ejadi, Drew Weatherhead, Ph. D, Andrew S. Baron, Ph. DDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia• Diversity in groups has been shown to have many benefits, such as increasing group performance 1 and creativity 2• A generational gap has been noted: younger generations viewed diversity as being normal, whereas adults showed social boundaries based on ethnicity 3• While diversity has been shown to have some benefits, not much is known about the development of diversity beliefs• Infants and children have been shown to be just as sensitive to linguistic accents as they are to language 4 as a cue to diversity• Young children (5-6-year-olds) can differentiate between different types of interactions that take place in different social groups 5Children were first introduced to two groups accompanied by short voice-recordings (images counterbalanced between-subjectsWith the image on the screen, the children were then asked questions in 5 Categories 5:BACKGROUNDCOMPILED RESULTS (EXP. 1 & 2)QUESTIONWhat are children’s beliefs about diverse groups in comparison to homogenous groups? METHODS1. Assessment of the Groupe.g., Which group do you like better?2. Obligations & Prosocial Behaviourse.g., Which group helps each other more?3. Nature/ Interpersonal relationshipse.g., Which group knows each other best?4. Similarities within the Groupe.g., Which group likes the same things?5. Characteristics of the Groupe.g., Which group is better at solving problems together?DISCUSSION & FUTURE DIRECTIONS• By employing the salient tool of linguistic diversity (accents), this pilot study examined whether children are sensitive to diversity and their beliefs of diverse group • We gained further insight into children’s reasoning about diversity in different categories, and the types of questions or methods that can be used for future studies• In general, the younger children chose the SA group and the older children looked to have less of a preference for the SA group for both Experiment 1 and 2• With increasing globalization communities are diversifying rapidly, thus implications of the development of diversity beliefs is of importance for society as a whole• Is there a way to study diversity in isolation without comparing it to another salient factor such as accent, language, gender, etc.?• Future directions could employ the use of Child IAT’s 6 (implicit association tests) to study implicit biases that children may carry in addition to the explicit studies • Children at both ages did not show a preference for the DA group• Possible in-group bias as the SA group speaks with their native accent?• Led to Experiment 2: Do children still prefer the homogenous group if the same accent is a non-native Canadian Accent? RESULTS: EXP. 1DISCUSSION: EXP. 1 DISCUSSION: EXP. 2• Children’s preferences look different; some at chance and some below chance• In general, younger children look to prefer the SA group • Seem to see some categorical differences, such as in Characteristics of the Groupand Obligations & Prosocial BehavioursExperiment 1• Homogenous (same accent - SA) group = Native Canadian accent• Diverse (different accent - DA) accent = each person has different accentExperiment 2• Homogenous (SA) group = Non-native accent (Spanish)• All else kept constantRESULTS: EXP. 20%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Assessments Obligations Nature Similaries Characteristics% Same Accent Group Selectedyoungerolder** ***(5-6-years-old)(7-10-years-old)***0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Assessments Obligations Nature Similaries Characteristics% Same Accent Group Selected Series1Series2** * **(5-6-years-old)(7-10-years-old)youngerold r0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Assessments Obligations Nature Similarities Characteristics% Same Accent Group SelectedYoung children (5-6-years-old) Children* * *******0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%Assessments Obligations Nature Similarities Characteristics% Same Accent Group SelectedOlder children (7-10-years-old) Children* ****References: 1) Homan, A. C., Knippenberg, D. v., Kleef, G. A. V., & Dreu, Carsten K. W. De. (2007). Bridging faultlines by valuing diversity: Diversity beliefs, information elaboration, and performance in diverse work groups. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(5), 1189-1199. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.92.5.1189 2) Hoever, I., van Knippenberg, D., van Ginkel, W., & Barkema, H. (2012). Fostering team creativity: Perspective taking as key to unlocking diversity's potential. Journal of Applied Psychology, 97(5), 982-996. doi:10.1037/a0029159 3) Visser, K., & Tersteeg, A. K. (2019). Young people are the future? comparing adults’ and young People’s perceptions and practices of diversity in a highly diverse neighbourhood. Tijdschrift Voor Economische En Sociale Geografie, 110(2), 209-222. doi:10.1111/tesg.12348 4) Kinzler, K. D., Dupoux, E., & Spelke, E. S. (2007). The native language of social cognition. 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