PSYC12H3 Chapter 1: Chapter 1
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Chapter 1: int roduction to the study of stereotyping and prejudice: groups are the basic building blocks of society. Frustration theory : frustration leads to aggression, and a special type of aggression is feelings of prejudice toward others: berkowitz: any negative feeling leads to aggressive feelings. stereotype: a set of attributes & traits associated with a group of people (social category). prejudice: biased evaluation of a group based on the traits associated with that group. discrimination: negative behaviour towards someone based on their group membership. stereotypes as abnormal vs. stereotypes as normal psychological process. we have to categorize, to learn www. notesolution. com. perceiver"s perspective vs. target"s perspective how does it affect performance, the way you feel. more research focusing not just on perceiver but on the target. psychology is very negative- focusing on what is wrong. positive psychology- what can we learn from studying success, when things work.
