PSYB10H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Implicit-Association Test, Stereotype Threat, Aboriginal Peoples In Canada
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Prejudice: the social ubiquitous social phenomenon it"s a two way street: flows from minority to majority groups and majority groups to minority groups: anyone can be a target of stereotyping and prejudice. Stereotypes most likely held for social groups (e. g. , racial and ethnic groups rather than groups such as jury members or cast of a play) Other aspects leave you vulnerable to prejudice: gender, sexual preference, religion, age. Ms. stereotype study at uoft: women rated more negatively when preferred title ms. than mrs or miss, even 30 yrs later, considered less warm and nurturant than those using title miss or mrs. Prejudice is dangerous: lead to extreme hatred (e. g. , murder or genocide, clark and clark (1947): african american children as young as 3 felt that it wasn"t good to be black. When given choice between african american and white doll = chose white doll. Aboriginal children chose white play mate over their own.