PSYCH 3CD3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Social Emotions, Social Group, Mahzarin Banaji
22 Apr 2016
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Students more comfortable talking about intimate details fo their sex life than diversity on campus. Prejudice i an ubiquitous phenomenon that may apply to any identi able group that strays from the cultural norm. But not white doctor, male pilot or heterosexual therapist: what is prejudice, generally considered to be an attitude toward others because of the group to which they belong. Though it"s mostly assumed to be negative thoughts they can also be positive. Because prejudice are attitude they should be studied as such. Cognitive information: beliefs about the characteristics of members of groups. Behavioral tendencies: overt acts that treat individuals differently depending on their group membership. Smith suggests prejudice is a social emotion that is linked to the nature of the groups in question. Accounts for the degree of favourability/negativity in attitudes toward various social groups. A stereotype is a set of beliefs or expectations that we have about people based solely on their group membership.
