Slide 1Stereotype ThreatSlide 3What causes prejudice?Slide 5Other factors causing prejudice?Ch 5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, & DiscriminationPart 2: Sept. 28, 2011Stereotype Threat•Targets may perceive discrimination & react–Making attributions about discrimination•The role of protecting self-esteem•But negative long term effects?•Claude Steele’s research on stereotype threat:–What is the concept?–How does stereotype threat affect performance?•1)•2)•Do you need to believe in the stereotype?–Steele & Aronson’s experiments –•Academic performance – race & gender differences–How is stereotype threat manipulated?•Effects of positive stereotypes?–How to protect against ster. threat:What causes prejudice?•Motivational, Cognitive, & Cultural factors…•1) Motivational Factors:–A) Optimal distinctiveness•What is the motivation here?–B) Intergroup conflict – •Sherif’s “Robber’s Cave” experiment – 2 groups of boys randomly divided into groups–Effect of competition?–What solutions failed in Robber’s Cave?–Which solution worked best?–C) Realistic Conflict theory – impact of limited resources–D) Social Identity theory – status of our groups•Importance of self-esteem?Other factors causing prejudice?•2) Cognitive factors ––Example of these factors: •“Blue-eyed/Brown-eyed exercise” by Jane Elliott–Background of the exercise:•Day 1 vs. Day 2–Effects for the group ‘on the
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