Psychology 2720A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Cisgender, Verbal Behavior, Genderqueer

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2720A/B
• Professor: Rachel Calogero

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Stereotype threat: fear o being judged in terms of a stereotype & negatively ful lling the stereotype. Gender stereotypes hurt boys too - academic underachievement. Most salient category that guides social perception. Psychological essentialism groups share non malleable qualities. Gender is more central to women than men. Gender prejudice & discrimination exist negative treatment of individuals on the basis of their gender & the fostering of gender stereotypes characteristics & roles. Cisgender = ppl whose sex assignment at birth matches their gender identity & expression. Transgender = ppl whose gender identity does not match sex assignment at birth. Gender fluid = exible range of gender expressions. Genderqueer = non-binary identity, feel both or neither. Social & economic penalties for violating gender stereotypes. Stereotypes describe how a group is & proscriptive tell group members what they should not be doing (creates backlash) Raymond moore - ceo of indian wells tennis garden. Asked his thoughts about the womens tennis association;