The First Presidential Debate - Part 1

October 4th, 2012
11:58 PM ET



.. with Author and journalism professor Alan Schroeder reports.

Historical debate perspective

Author and journalism professor Alan Schroeder provides historical analysis on the presidential debate performances.

Read Schroeder's op-ed for CNN Opinion

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October 4th, 2012
11:43 PM ET



.. with Amy Cuddy and Gary Tuchman report.

Debate body language: who won, who lost?

Tonight on AC360° Amy Cuddy told Gary Tuchman, “Obama, is aware that as a black man, and this is supported very very well by good science, it is very risky for black men to show any signs of aggression. So, when a black man shows a sign of aggression, people say, ‘See!’ It confirms a stereotype of black men.”

We asked Cuddy for that science. She cites the following studies:

Abstract for "The Teddy-Bear Effect":

http://pss.sagepub.com/content/20/10/1229.short

Full Study "The Teddy-Bear Effect" here:

http://scholar.googleusercontent.com/scholar?q=cache:rtuz_JhVl0QJ:scholar.google.com/&hl=en&as_sdt=0,22

The other studies Cuddy references are not publicly available, below are the names of the studies she cites and the links where they can be accessed privately:

Recent review of the science:

TITLE: Explaining bias against black leaders: Integrating theory on information processing and goal-based stereotyping.

AUTHOR(S): Carton, Andrew M.; Rosette, Ashleigh Shelby

PUB. DATE: December 2011

SOURCE: Academy of Management Journal;Dec2011, Vol. 54 Issue 6, p1141

Published here: http://amj.aom.org/content/54/6/1141.full.pdf+html

Study on how early in development these stereotypes are planted:

TITLE: Racial and behavioral cues in Black and White children's perceptions of ambiguously aggressive acts.

AUTHOR(S): By Sagar, H. Andrew; Schofield, Janet W.

SOURCE: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol 39(4), Oct 1980, 590-598.

Published here: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/39/4/590/

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October 4th, 2012
11:27 PM ET


Raw Politics: debating who won the debate

Experts from both sides of the debate weigh in on the candidates' performances.

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October 4th, 2012
11:21 PM ET



.. with David Gergen and Gloria Borger report.

Digging deeper after first debate, what comes next

Political analysts David Gergen and Gloria Borger discuss what "the new Mitt" means for the next leg of the race.