Psychology A-Level
accent stereotypes
What accent stereotypes means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of accent stereotypes
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Reference: OCR
Judgements of a speaker's superiority and social attractiveness that track guilt ratings, with the stereotype doing the work.
Topics that use accent stereotypes
- Section B: Option 2 Criminal psychology (OCR A-Level)
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