PS270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Personal Identity, Confirmation Bias, Social Identity Theory
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A belief about the personal attributes of a group of people. Stereotypes can be overgeneralized, inaccurate and resistant to new information. A negative prejudgment of a group and its individual members. Discrimination: unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members. A(cid:272)is(cid:373): (cid:894)1(cid:895) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:859)s prejudi(cid:272)ial attitudes a(cid:374)d dis(cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)ator(cid:455) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior to(cid:449)ard people of a given race or (2) institutional practices (even if not motivated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given race. E(cid:454)is(cid:373) (cid:894)1(cid:895) a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual(cid:859)s prejudi(cid:272)ial attitudes a(cid:374)d dis(cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)ator(cid:455) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)ior to(cid:449)ard people of a given sex or (2) institutional practices (even if not motivated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given sex. Stereotypes: beliefs about members of a specific group. Prejudice: negative feelings towards members of a specific group. Discrimination: negative behaviors directed at members of a specific group. Outgroup- groups (cid:455)ou do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:271)elo(cid:374)g to or ide(cid:374)tif(cid:455) (cid:449)ith (cid:862)us(cid:863) (cid:448)ersus (cid:862)the(cid:373)(cid:863)
