PSYC12H3 Lecture 4: Maintenance of Stereotypes & History of Prejudice
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Psyc12h3 lecture 4: maintenance of stereotypes & history of prejudice & Relevant terms (cid:858)rebound effect(cid:859) - in the hypothesis of macrae. et al, it is that trying to suppress a thought, actually causes you to think more about it. Affirmative action- preferential hiring based on a gender, race, etc. used to help minority groups. : black people have not been hired in jobs in the past, so they allow more black people to get hired now. Normative pressure the pressure you feel to fit in, and not stand out. Ho(cid:373)e(cid:449)ork task: (cid:862)you cannot think of thing x(cid:863: when people try not to think of x, they end up thinking about it more. Model that show us how the mind works. Conflict monitoring system comparing your goal with your current state. If goal is not being met, then the implementing system will change the current state. Example of mental control: goal: not thinking about stereotypes, conflict: i am thinking about stereotypes.