PSYCH 2C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Name Calling, Field Experiment, Realistic Conflict Theory
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It used to be quiet and more invert before trump. In the older days you could say what you want without precaution: now it is different. It is an emotional response at its root. It involves bias behavior towards a certain group. If you have a negative belief about some group, it will not exist in a vacuum. Overview: look at the development of prejudice in terms of group processes and cognitive process. It is a result of the cognitive behaviors we engage in the simplify our world. certain group we will use it: we are cognitive misers. If you just make mere contact, they tried seven times do this, this does not work. create positive interdependence. It is also deriving from our social identity. your self-esteem: you get self-esteem from personal accomplishments but also form group accomplishments. If you belong to the best group, this is why you feel good.
