PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Ambivalent Sexism, Implicit Stereotype, Prejudice

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3480
• Professor: Noreen Stuckless

Document Summary

Stereotypes, beliefs and assumptions we associate w particular groups of people ex. Chris doesn"t like female lawyers: biased behaviour ex. View leads to violence bc women seen as things. 2) re ects reality (women unseen and unheard) in uence reality by changing people"s cognitive performance and attitudes: explicit: know you"re being tested implicit: automatic, revealed when dont know its being tested, attitudes towards women competence: less competent than men. Males > likely than females to downgrade women. Rate women less favourable than men when don"t have info about quali cations. Bias against women strongest when women acting in stereotypical masculine way: attitudes towards women pleasantness. Women more pleasant unless feminist: ambivalent sexism. Combines hostile and benevolent sexism: hostile: women should know their place. 1. tendency to divide people we meet into social groups: people exaggerate dif bw me and women.