PSY322H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Contact Hypothesis, Relative Deprivation, System On A Chip
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Chapter 1: intro to the study of stereotyping & prejudice. Stereotype: a set of beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people; generalization of a group; more specific and within a schema. Can tell us what social info is important to perceive/disregard things in our env. Stereotype varies from positive to negative and neutral. Schema: hierarchically organized, cognitive structure representing knowledge about a concept or type of stimulus, its attributes and the relations b/w these attributes. Intergroup attitude composed of cognition, affect & behavior. Stereotype can be seen as the cognitive portion of an intergroup attitude. Discrimination: negative behavior directed toward an individual based on their membership in a group. Prejudice: biased evaluation (positive/negative) of a group, based on real/imagined characteristics of group members. Can be the affective portion of an intergroup of an intergroup attitude. Appraisal: set of cognitions that are attached to a specific emotion. Prejudice & attitude have a strong relationship.
