PSYCH 2C03 Chapter 12: Chapter12.doc
18 Mar 2013
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Chapter 12: prejudice racial profiling is commonly occurring practice in ontario- black, latinos, natives commonly receive greater scrutiny from police. Prejudice: a negative prejudgement of a group and its individual members (bias against a person based solely on our identifying the person with a particular group) Prejudiced person might dislike hose different from self (affect), behave in a discriminatory manner, believing them ignorant and dangerous (cognition) Negative evaluations that mark prejudice stem from emotional associations, need to justify behaviour, stereotypes a belief about the personal attributes of a group of people, over generalized, resistant to new information unexcitable. Ms (more assertive and ambitious) vs. miss or mrs. Married women who keep their own surname assertive, ambitious. Older more likable, less strong and active [old less active] Germans hardworking, french pleasure loving, british . Southern europeans less efficient, more expressive [true] Prejudice negative attitude (does not necessarily breed hostile acts) Discrimination negative behaviour [may have source of prejudicial attitudes]
