PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Realistic Conflict Theory, Group Conflict, In-Group Favoritism

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH 2C03
• Professor: Jennifer Ostovich

Document Summary

Emotional -affective--trio of factors that go together that create this comfort between groups --inter group conflict: a negative emotional reaction to a group and its members. Intergroup discomfort: beliefs about members the characteristics of a group and its members-> unfair generalizations. May belong to one member of the group but we describe it to all members of the group. Professors are absent minded, that"s a stereotype--not every professor are absent minded. Just a belief in its whole group and its members. Discrimination: behavioral component, negative behaviour towards someone based on their membership in a group. A b and c of inter group relations. Prejudice arises from competition (real or imagined) between groups. Social cognition perspective--lead them to foster unpleasantness between groups. Prejudice arises as a result of cognitive processes that lead us to stereotype outgroups. Lord of the flies: divide into 2 groups fighting over power. Power is a very real material thing. Good example of realistic group conflict theory.