PY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Bystander (Magazine), Operant Conditioning, Cognitive Dissonance
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Soi will count for extra credit: if 80% of class completes then 2 extra points added to grade, log into blackboard, has link on bottom of page. Someone born in the 60"s probably likes classic rock more then justin bieber: prejudice stems from reliance on heuristics about the traits that are associated with certain types of people. Boys clothing vs. girls: video prejudice (1970) Teacher is selective about information she gives class. Then after a few days they switch and say brown eyes beat blue. They have a task with cards when children are in superior group they completed the task faster than when not: both groups blamed their failures on their collars. Children know they are in an artificial situation but still have strong emotional reaction. Even though children realize teacher is purposely giving them selective information, but they still behave with prejudice.
