PSYC12H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Illusory Correlation, In-Group Favoritism, Authoritarianism
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Psyc12- chapter 2: origin and maintenance of stereotypes and prejudice. The brain automatically categorizes similar objects in the environment. Classify people along broad categories: basic or primitive categories: race, age, gender. In-group: any group to which one believes he or she belongs. White and blacks who have the same criminal histories received the same sentences. However, within each race those with more african" features received significantly harsher sentences. Hamilton and troler (1986: perceiving outgroups as all alike and our ingroups as diverse helps us satisfy two goals: Greatly simplify our social environment by categorizing others in that way. Enhance our self-concept by thinking that we do not belong to a homogeneous, cookie-cutter type of group in which all members are similar in many dimensions. Rather we attribute great individuality and a host of other positive. Outgroup: any group to which a person does not belong attributes to our in-group members.
