PSY100H1 Midterm: PSYC12 midterm chapter notes.docx.pdf
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Introduction to the study of prejudice and stereotyping. Ingroups: group members tend to favor their own group, and form closer ties. Outgroups: group members tend to be suspicious and rejecting of members of other groups, even when membership is based on the most arbitrary criteria. Ex. randomly assigning people to group a or to group b, an example of a minimal group. Prejudice: preference for own group forms the basis for negative feelings about other groups. Stereotypes: believing that certain characteristics are associated with other groups. Prejudice and stereotypes form because the outgroup members are perceived to be antithetical to the ingroup"s welfare or values. Some of the most intense intergroup hostility has been based on a difference in religious beliefs. Stereotype is most commonly measured through standardized self-reports that assess the endorsement of statements about the characteristics of a group, feelings about the group, and behavior toward the group and its members.
