PSY220H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Social Dominance Orientation, Stereotype Threat, Implicit-Association Test
28 Mar 2014
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Examine factors that contribute to prejudice and discrimination and their consequences for minority groups. Stereotype: a belief that associates a whole group of ppl with a certain trait. Prejudice: hostile or negative feelings about ppl based on their membership in a certain group. Discrimination: behavior directed against ppl solely bc of their membership in a particular group. Research suggests who may engage in negative behavior when we feel bad about ourselves. Explicit self esteem: measured in self reports; one"s evaluation of oneself that one has expressed about himself. Other ways of formation and maintenance of stereotypes: hearing someone express prejudiced attitudes, watching someone engage in discrimination, observing someone respond favorably to joke that involves stereotype. Social categorization: the practice of classifying ppl into in-groups or outgroups based on attributes that the person has in common with the in-group or outgroup (another factor that contributes to stereotyping) This type of classification leads to outgroup homogeneity effect and in-group favoritism.
