PSYC 260 Study Guide - Final Guide: Realistic Conflict Theory, Deindividuation, Cognitive Dissonance
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Social psychology: chapter 12: stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination: prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping, affect, prejudice: an unjustifiable negative attitude toward an outgroup or toward the members of that outgroup, behavior i. Devine"s (1989) dissociation model of stereotyping: explains prejudiced vs. non-prejudiced persons, step 1: automatic, see george st. pierre with gloves on, immediately think about fighters, violence, etc, stereotyped information category becomes activated, step 2: controlled i. The controlled movement away from stereotypical info ii. Adjust for specific person: situational factors and stereotyping, situations can increase use of category info (automatic; step 1) over individuating info (controlled; step 2) i. This can prevent us from seeing the world as it truly is. By holding the incorrect information about a certain group it may result in interpreting them incorrectly. Evolutionary beneficial to attain/maintain limited food/mating resources for your group by being prejudiced toward other groups.
