ILROB 1220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Stereotype Threat, Mindset
27 Jun 2016
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Beliefs about typical characteristics of members of a group. Can be individual or shared by a group or culture. Organized set of general knowledge and beliefs about people"s traits. Can help us go beyond the information given (fill in the blanks) Cognitive economy (use less resources in the brain) Individuals expected to behave in line with stereotypes. Experience anxiety about confirming these - stereotype threat. An affective (emotional) disposition towards a group. Modern discrimination is often subtle, indirect, outside of conscious awareness, the result of discomfort and lack of awareness than hate or superiority. Process the whole, not every little part of something. One of the primary tools of automatic fast judgement. A pattern imposed on complex reality or experience to help us interpret, explain, and predict. Allows us to interact effectively with the world. Help us make sense of the world around us. Spoke with a local (california) or a southern accent.
