PSYC 2040 Study Guide - Final Guide: Out-Group Homogeneity, In-Group Favoritism, Ingroups And Outgroups

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24 Jun 2014
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* preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members. * individual members are judged solely on their group membership. * beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people. * prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given. * can be either positive, negative or neutral. * a generalization about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members. * women are seen as more nurturing and less assertive than men. * evolutionary psychologists argue that the difference is due to a basis in the behaviors required for reproductive success. * stereotype that has some basis of truth. * an unjustified negative or harmful action towards a member of a group, simply because of his or her membership in that group. * divided her class according to eye color.

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