APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

“I Can Give You the Same Scores, but I Will be Uncomfortable”: Positive Bias in Feedback Given to People with Disabilities Despite High Ratings of Discomfort

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Industrial/Organizational

  • Felix Wu
    Rice University
  • Rachel Trump-Steele
    Rice University
  • Linnea Ng
    Rice University
  • Mikki Hebl
    Rice University

Abstract

The effect of structured feedback forms on positively biased, but inaccurate feedback given to people with disabilities was examined. Additionally, we assessed subtle discrimination. Neither feedback forms nor disability affected participant ratings, but more discomfort was felt for disability and structured feedback form conditions. Implications discussed below.

Disabilities

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