PSYC 3341 Study Guide - Final Guide: Relative Deprivation, Parental Investment, Meta-Analysis
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Definitions: aggression: behavior intended to injure another, assertiveness: behavior intended to express dominance or confidence. Chapter 10 aggression strategy and force to achieve prescribed goal. Depending on other cues in the situation (such as weapons) these negative feelings will be expressed as either aggression or flight. In animals, male aggressiveness increases right before mating season: aggress to impress . +institutional practices that subordinate people of a given race: institutional practices: many institutional practices that don"t intentionally exclude groups but end up doing so. The costs of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination: hate crimes, less pay, worse deals in as a consumer, material costs, psychological costs, performing poorly due to stereotype threat, disidentify-ing, Interdependent: need each other to reach shared goals: group identity, group structure, structure can be seen in status hierarchy, norms, roles, cohesiveness and communication network. Making accurate decisions: when groups effectively share useful information, members usually make better decisions.
