Psyc 3110 1st Edition Lecture 15Outline of last lectureI. DiscriminationII. StigmasA. Characteristics and CategoriesIII. Racism & SexismB. Stereotype threatOutline of Current lectureIV. Where do negative feels come fromV. Intergroup competitionVI. Power and Counterintuitive effectsWhere do these negative feelings come from and why do they exist?- We have in group bias- we tend to judge people more harshly if they are not in our group and cut people in our group more slack- Social identity theory- we are more defensive when our identity is threatened o This theory could be stronger for people in low status groups (minorities)- Ethnocentrism- feeling like your culture or group s better than all otherso This leads to having more loyalty to ones ingroup (an example would be patriotism)o Also can lead to more hostility to outgroupsIntergroup Competition- Realistic group conflict theory- protect ones own people in their groupThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Robbers Cave (ingroup/ outgroup experiment with young boys at camp)o Had to use superordinate goals to bring the two groups togetherPower- Being in a role of power increases prejudice- Social dominance theory- there are power struggles in society and this can be seen throughout history like the pilgrims and Native Americans or the slavery period in the United stateso Some people feel that this is what keeps order and society and others are more egalitarian- Authoritarian Personality- some people are raised to believe that the rules are importantand that rule breakers should be punished- Can be applied to dual process modelCounterintuitive effects- Personal-Group discrimination discrepancy- people may recognize that there group is discriminative against but may deny that they have personally been discriminated againsto Could be to remain in control- System justification theory- some people learn to live with these discrimination by legitimizing the negative
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