PSY BEH 104S Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Stereotype Threat, Implicit-Association Test
13 Sep 2017
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African american experimenter and reported greater negative black prejudices on explicit measures. Prejudice: prejudice is a ubiquitous social phenomenon. It affects us all: any group can be a target of prejudice, e. g. tall vs. short, religious vs. non religious, american vs. european. It"s tri(cid:272)k(cid:455) to ro(cid:272)k a rh(cid:455)(cid:373)e to ro(cid:272)k a rh(cid:455)(cid:373)e that"s right o(cid:374) ti(cid:373)e. It"s tri(cid:272)k(cid:455: many aspects of your identity can cause you to be labeled and discriminated against, prejudice is dangerous. It can escalate to extreme hatred, torture, murder, and even genocide. It almost all cases, the targets of prejudice suffer: one frequent consequence is lowered self esteem among targets of prejudice. Who is most vulnerable to stereotype threat: anyone for whom the situation invokes a stereotype based expectation of poor performance can be affected, e. g. Countering stereotype threat: simply understanding the concept of stereotype threat can improve performance, teach students about the malleable (vs. fixed) nature of intelligence.
