PSY 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Jeffrey Rowland, Amygdala, Henri Tajfel
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We take these attributes and ignore the social component of it. The negative prejudgment of a group and members its. A hostile or a negative attitude toward a distinguishable group of people. The actual behavioural change and the way we act towards someone based on that. An example is when black people get pulled over by police when driving a fancy car. Overt prejudice most aboriginal people have an alcohol abuse problem . Prejudice and discrimination surface when they can be disguised by other reasons. An example of subtle prejudice is when we exaggerate ethnic differenced. Not wanting immigrants to come to a country because they will steal jobs. Part of the fear complex (people that don"t look like you) you feel like you are being overtaken by other races, that you are being under attack: your values, your culture, your jobs. Everyone discriminated interviews and no one was got.