Psychology 1100E Lecture 33: Psych 1100E, Lecture #33, Prejudice & Prosocial Behaviour

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1100E
• Professor: Dr. Chung

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E. g. hate crimes whereby individuals from specific groups are physically harmed. E. g. a institution makes changes to admission criteria to exclude some groups, but these changes seem rational. In-groups (groups that we belong to) vs. out-groups (groups that we do not belong to) Leads to in-group favouritism and out-group derogation. When you"re in your group of people, you know that everyone in your group is unique. When we look at people in an out-group, we tend to seem them as all the same. Categorization can also lead us to apply stereotypes since targets fit a particular category. Those who don"t fit tend to be considered an exception (less likely to change out stereotypes) According to realistic conflict theory, prejudice is promoted when group compete for limited resources. According to social identity theory, prejudice comes from our desire to enhance our se, but our se can also come from groups. Part of our identity can come from our groups.