PSY 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stereotype Threat, Fundamentalism
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Several individual difference variables are associated with prejudice. Being prejudiced against out-groups is positively correlated with scores on these traits: Subscribing to the belief in a just world. Effects of stereotyping on prejudice and discrimination: when a member of a disadvantaged group is mistreated by a member of a majority group, The disadvantaged person is unlikely to perform well, Thereby confirming the majority group member"s negative stereotype and perpetuating the discrimination o. Stereotype threat is the apprehension experienced by members of a minority group that they might behave in a manner that confirms an existing cultural stereotype about their own group. Self-blaming attributions for discrimination: victims of discrimination may blame themselves for their poor performance thus minimizing the discrimination they experience o. Targets of stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination may cope by psychologically disengaging their self- esteem in stereotype-relevant domains. Disidentification redefining self-concept such that the performance domain is no longer part of self-identity.
