PSYCH 350 1st Edition Lecture 14Outline of Last Lecture I. Illusory Correlation exampleII. Illusory correlationIII. Attributional reasonsIV. Self-fulfilling prophecyV. Stereotype threatVI. Undoing stereotype threatOutline of Current Lecture I. Realistic Conflict theoryII. Relative deprivationIII. How to undo prejudice & discriminationIV. Contact hypothesisCurrent Lecture -Realistic Conflict Theory: -According to this theory, there are limited resources (economic resources, political power, social status), and because resources are limited, there exists conflicts between groups for those resources. When conflicts arise between groups, prejudice and discrimination between groups ensues.-Relative Deprivation: -discontent associated with the belief that one fares poorly compared with others.-Example: it’s not important that my house is big, just that it’s bigger than your house.-RCT may be more objective in nature (competition for scarce jobs) than RD whichmay be more subjective in nature. How to Undo Prejudice and Discrimination -Stereotypes are so pervasive and easily lead to prejudice and discrimination. How do we combat this?-It was thought that education was the best approach. Simply educate people andeverything would be okay. But this was a naïve hope. These 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.-These notes explain why: because of the underlying emotional aspects of prejudice as well as some of the cognitive ruts we get into, stereotypes based on misinformation are difficult to modify simply by providing people with the facts.-For these reasons, the Contact Hypothesis was proposed: having contact between groups will decrease prejudice.-Research shows that there’s merit to the CH, but only if certain conditionsare
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