PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Stereotype Threat, Ingroups And Outgroups
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Week 7 notes nelson chapter 6 experiencing prejudice. Stereotyping and prejudice occur in a social context involving both the perceiver and the target. Social stigma the possession of a characteristic or attribute that conveys a negative social identity. Stigmas mark the individual as deviant, flawed, generally undesirable . Whether the individual has already strongly personally identified with their stigmatized group will affect the degree to which that person will identify with the group. High-identifiers more likely to associate themselves with the group, even when it is negative. Low-identifiers are individualistic/opportunistic & will only identify w/ group when it would positively affect their social identity. Stereotype threat situation in which negative stereotypes about the group"s ability lead the stigmatized person to experience anxiety at the thought of performing poorly and confirming the stereotype. Effect of stereotype threat more likely for people who highly identify w/ their group.
