PSYC 2310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Chinese Fire Drill, In-Group Favoritism, Ethnocentrism
15 Apr 2015
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For example, only french people swear: the implication that perceived differences are inborn and unalterable- there is something inherent between different ethnic groups that can"t be changed. For example, all chinese people are good at math - they were born with it. Stereotype: lippmann (1922), a political journalist, described stereotype as the pictures in our heads , argues that we have these images of various groups in our heads and we judge them accordingly. How do stereotypes form: social categorization, grouping people on the basis of gender, ethnicity, and other attributes, consequences of categorical thinking: In-group favourism- we tend to like people in our own groups. Out-group homogeneity- we see people who aren"t in our group as all the same. Is stereotype inevitable: stereotype as automatic process, subliminal presentation (devine, 1989) Once you are prompted, you are most likely to create stories that are more consistent with those that you are aware of.
