PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Selective Perception, Cultural Psychology, Terror Management Theory
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The belief that your own ethnic group, nation, religion is superior to all others. Based on social identity of us, where everyone else is them Fostered by competition, reduced by interdependence in reaching mutual goals e. g. , robbers cave studies. Boys randomly assigned to be eagles or rattlers Situations that required cooperation for success reduced hostility and increased cross- group friendships. Summary impression of a group, in which a person believes that all members of the group share a common trait or traits (positive, negative, neutral) A strong, unreasonable dislike or hatred of a group, based on a -ve stereotype. The origins of prejudice are universal because it has so many sources and functions: People inflate their own self-worth by disliking groups they see as inferior. Terror management theory - prejudice helps defend against existential terror of death. By disliking them, we feel closer to others who are like us. Hostile sexism - active dislike of women.
