PSY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 44: Face Perception, Hindsight Bias
28 Nov 2016
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Stereotypes- a generalized belief about a group of people. Explicit prejudice: overt, can change over time, but there will typically still be some subtle prejudice lingering. Implicit prejudice: automatic, gender prejudice, has declined dramatically in recent years. Just-world phenomenon- reflects the idea that good is rewarded and evil is punished: us and them, creates communal groups. Scapegoat theory- the theory that people find someone else to blame to provide a target for anger: cognitive roots for prejudice. Forming categories: creates stereotypes, other-race effect- the tendency to recall faces of one"s own race more accurately that those faces of other races. Believing in a just world: hindsight bias. Aggression- unwanted behavior that is intended to harm someone. Psychological and social-cultural factors in aggression: aversive events. Frustration-aggression principle- frustration creates anger, which can then spark aggression. Learn when behaviors are reinforced: media models for sexual violence. Social scripts- mental files provided by cultures that tell a person how to act.
