POL SCI 164A Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Confirmation Bias, Subtyping, Mind Control
28 Feb 2018
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Which schema? (schema ac iva ion) (1) availabili y (accessibili y, a oma ic/ no delibera e) (a) in percep ion: ca egory c es ha are mos vivid and draws a en ion (i) Core ca egories (gender, race/e hnici y, age) are mos vivid in o r percep al field and hence readily available. In ersec ionali y be ween core ca egories (or in ersec ional ca egories, ex. Whi e female vs. black female) are c rren ly being explored (ii) Solo s a s: if yo are niq e in a gro p > he difference is ac iva ed as a schema (ex. Impor an o ge a good deal when b ying a car > se piecemeal processing. Lodge and hamil (one of he very few poli ical s dies in schema heory) Efficiency finding: par isan aschema ics m ch less acc ra e han schema ics.
