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PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - The Stereotypes

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McGill University
Department
Psychology
Course
PSYC 215
Professor
Michael Sullivan

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Stereotypes are generally moulded by your first encounter. It seems that as soon as we see ourselves as belonging to a certain group, we being to see anyone not in our group as having negative characteristics. Our mind has a tendency to over-exaggerate the differences between our group and other groups. We see people in our group as having a high range of characteristics, but you see people in other groups as all being the same. This is referred to as the outgroup homogeneity effect. We do not have a pool of knowledge that assists us in distinguishing between the groups (we do not hang out with them as much). Prejudice = negative attitude you have towards something. Experiment: pictures men and women standing next to objects, as a marker for how tall they are. If we were to take a random sample, there is a ~2-3 inch difference.

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Related Questions

According to social identity theory, Jason is more likely to stereotype others and express prejudice when

Select one:

a. he receives praise from ingroup members.

b. he receives praise from outgroup members.

c. he tries hard not to use stereotypes to judge others.

d. his own self-esteem is threatened.

7. Gifted individuals have a higher than normal IQ (120 or above) and cognitively disabled individuals obtain IQ's between about 50 and 70. Both of these groups A) often need special educational opportunities B) tend to walk earlier C) need large amounts of support D) are often victims of stereotypes E) both A&D

7. Gifted individuals have a higher than normal IQ (120 or above) and cognitively disabled individuals obtain IQ's between about 50 and 70. Both of these groups A) often need special educational opportunities B) tend to walk earlier C) need large amounts of support D) are often victims of stereotypes E) both A & D