PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Stereotype, Social Identity Theory, Stereotype Threat
3 Dec 2018
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Two or more people perceived as having at least one of the following characteristics: We see people in different ways if they constitute a group, rather than individuals. We also see them and treat them differently depending on whether or not they are apart of our group. Stereotypes: beliefs that associate a whole group of people with certain traits (thoughts/cognitive) Prejudice: negative feelings about others because of their connection to a social group (feelings) Discrimination: negative behaviors directed against persons because of their membership in a particular group (behavioural) How stereotypes form: culture & cognition, social categorization, ingroups vs. outgroups. Affect how and when we will categorize people shared culture and history can impact this. Family if a parent has stereotypes, it often influences the stereotypes of their kids too. The classification of persons into groups on the basis of common attributes (social categories) Race, age, gender dominate our thoughts about people. Outgroups: groups that you do not identify with.
