PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Illusory Correlation, Confirmation Bias, Information Processing
22 Apr 2013
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How automatic cognitive processes lead us to stereotype our outgroups. What are people themselves doing that seems to lead us to feel discomfort. Cognitive theories of prejudice: development of stereotypes. We use cog short cuts that we don"t examine much, and don"t know we are using them. We use cognitive energy saving practices, that will have an maintain stereotypes. Correlation between 2 unrelated things because we see them happen at the same time. When 2 distinct events co-occur we mistakenly assume that they will always co occur. First japanese that most americans have ever seen, he was distinct to them. His glasses were weird and strange, distinct person (asian) wearing a distinct thing on his face (glasses) African-american stereotyped stupid because they weren"t allowed to read or write. See marshan and pees into potted plant and think all marshans are disgusting. Distinct marshan and distinct behaviour and now you believe that marshans are disgusting.
