PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - In-Group Favoritism, Classical Conditioning
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Uncertainty towards reactions of others towards actions. Prejudice can be created in a way that has nothing to do with skin colour or religion. More to do with how well you know people. Lack of interaction with the other group. Prejudice is simple to create and build. Creation of interaction between outgroup and ingroup. Meeting two or three similar items" from a group. Prejudice is an attitude (to an extent) Study of how evaluations of people, places, or things are formed. Some traits are more important than others. (in terms of organizing impressions of others) Importance of order with which we encounter traits. Ex. negative traits listed first result in negative impressions. Ex. positive traits listed first result in positive impressions. How an individual behaves on a daily basis. Behaviour in a certain situation compared to other situations. Consensus and distinctiveness play a role in attribution formation. Not always consistent with stated cognitive stance.
