PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Group Conflict, Ingroups And Outgroups, Symbolic Racism

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Mark Baldwin

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Motivational perspective: psychological needs that lead to intergroup conflict. Stereotypes = the belief that certain attributes are characteristics of members of a particular group. Prejudice = a negative attitude or affective response toward a group and its individual members. Discrimination = unfair treatment of individuals based on their membership in a particular group. Members of ethnic groups wish to preserve cultural identity. Modern racism = prejudice directed at racial groups that exists alongside the rejection of explicitly racist beliefs. Some people hold egalitarian beliefs but still harbour negative feelings toward minority groups due to in group favouritism. Whether or not they will act out in a prejudice manner depends on situation (if the prejudice can be masked") Participants could help white or black person in need of medical help. If participants thought they were the only person to help, they helped the black person slightly more.