PSYCH 280 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Ingroups And Outgroups, Subtyping, Stereotype Threat
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Stereotype - belief that certain attributes are characteristic of members of a particular group (cognitive) Prejudice - negative attitude or affective response toward a group and its individual members (affective) Discrimination - unfair treatment of individuals based on their membership in a particular group (behavioral) Modern racism - prejudice directed at racial groups that exists alongside the rejection of explicitly racist beliefs. Artifact - spurious research result arising from a faulty method of investigation. Implicit association test (iat) - a technique for revealing nonconscious attitudes toward different stimuli, particularly groups of people. Realistic group conflict theory - theory that group conflict, prejudice, and discrimination are likely to arise over competition between groups for limited resources. Ethnocentrism - glorifying one"s own group while vilifying other groups. Superordinate goal - goal that transcends the interests of any one group and can be achieved more readily by 2 or more groups working together.
