PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Subtyping, Dime (United States Coin), Forego
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Con rmation biases : how we see the world how we are. Stereotypes are clear until they are applied to groups that are not supposed to video : hannah received sentencing for stabbing, sentenced as a 300lb black man. Certain groups are targeted, one way that media can look at who commits crimes and etc. Allows for maintenance of stereotypes & prejudice. Racist for obama : subtyping:don cherrie : hockey analyst that is racist sweden hockey players bad, mtl hockey players blamed for ethnicity -had a french player and he liked him but he can still hate others. Subtyping is when he likes one player and has an exception but is still racist. People can have two minds, racist can still vote for obama if they think he is better than black. Humans have developed cognitive tools allowing us to analyze social environment efficiently.
