PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Minimal Group Paradigm, Stereotype Threat, Mahzarin Banaji
25 Mar 2013
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*stereotypes: beliefs that certain attributes are characteristic of members of particular groups. Involves thinking about a person not as an individual but as a member of a group, and projecting what you know about the group onto your expectations about the individual. American house, a german car, french food, british police, an italian lover, and everything run by the swiss. Stereotypes can be positive or negative, true or false. *prejudice: a negative attitude or affective response toward a certain group and its individual members. Involves prejudging others because they belong to a specific category. *discrimination: unfair treatment of members of a particular group based on their membership in that group. Involves unfair treatment of others treatment based not on their character or abilities but on their membership in a group. Stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination refer to the belief, attitudinal, and behavioral components of negative intergroup relations. Components of intergroup bias need not all occur together.
