PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Watching Movies, Abu Ghraib Torture And Prisoner Abuse, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Hodson and costello- people who are easily disgusted (does(cid:374)"t like (cid:449)ar(cid:373) tt(cid:272) seats(cid:895) predicted attitudes towards immigrants/foreigners/ socially deviant groups) even after controlling disease stuff. Interpersonal disgust sensitivity and having certain political beliefs and attitudes towards immigrants. Mediator was sdo (set of political beliefs) and rwa also mediating the link between disgust and prejudice against immigrants dehumanizing perception immigrants. People have noted that donald trump = germaphobe. Same as hitler rwa could be a ger(cid:373)apho(cid:271)e (cid:894)did(cid:374)"t like to shake ha(cid:374)ds, (cid:374)o disro(cid:271)e duri(cid:374)g (cid:373)edi(cid:272)al e(cid:454)a(cid:373)s, et(cid:272). (cid:895) the: behavioural immune system theory: to explain the link between disgust and social conservation and prejudice. Elicits aversion to contact w/ out-groups + unorthodox practices (anything that seems (cid:862)u(cid:374)-pure(cid:863)(cid:895). Meta analysis- something replicable- of 24 studies found that fear of contamination = social conservatism (rwa, sdo, religious fundamentalism, collectivism, political conservatism: power and prejudice: being in a position of power affects prejudice.