PSY100H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Rwandan Genocide, Walmart, Positive Psychology
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Probably not: comments section of any website, within not too long see people throwing insults, rue, character from hunger games, in book rue is someone who got darker skin and territory everyone is darker skin. When categorize people, have stereotypes/attributes to people (about athletes, lawyers, etc. Movement called positive psychology, which has the idea that we focus too much on abnormality rather than what"s right from people, same thing can be with prejudice, we can study people who get a long with other groups. Lecture 2 origins of stereotypes: study done in chicago in discrimination when buying a car. Should match certain things: clothing, height, ses, age, attractiveness, dress, script, same dealer/car, etc. Black males get higher quote, and black females (not great as an effect but still there). Evidence in bias: video salesmen greet/help the white man more than the coloured. Experts say cars salesmen see blacks as less sophisticated and make them pay more.
