PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes -Hit By Pitch, In-Group Favoritism, Hindsight Bias
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Textbook: psychology tenth edition in modules authored by david g. myers. Prejudice means prejudgment. it is an unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group often a different cultural, ethnic, or gender group. Like all attitudes prejudice is a three-part mixture of: To believe that obese people are gluttonous, to feel dislike for an obese person, and to be hesitant to hire or date an obese person is to be prejudiced. 1/3 of americans who in 1937 told gallup pollsters that they would vote for a qualified woman whom their party nominated for president soared to 89% in 2007. Yet as overt prejudice wanes, subtle prejudices lingers. Recent experiments illustrate that prejudice can be not only subtle but also automatic and unconscious. Our mind processes thoughts, memories, and attitudes on two different tracks. Explicit on the radar screen of our awareness and implicit below the radar, leaving us unaware of how our attitudes are influencing our behaviour.