Psy-P102 1st Edition Lecture 13Outline of Last Lecture I. Prejudice Outline of Current Lecture II. Understanding Prejudice III. From Stereotypes to Prejudice: In Groups and Out GroupsIV. In Group BiasV. Implicit AttitudesVI. Overcoming PrejudiceCurrent LectureI. Understanding Prejudice - Prejudice: A negative attitude toward people who belong to a specific social group- Racial and ethnic groups are more alike than different - Differences between members of different groups are a lot smaller than differences among various members in the same group II. From Stereotypes to Prejudice: In Groups and Out Groups- Stereotype: Cluster of characteristics that are associated with members of specific social groups - Can include quality that is unrelated to the objective criteria - Stereotype threat: Being aware that your social group is associated with a particular stereotype can negatively impact performance - Creating exceptions allows people to maintain stereotypes in the face of contradictory evidence - People perceive others in two categories o In Group A social group to which one belongs See each other as varied, despite having enough features to belong to thesame group See the diversity within the groupo Out Group A social group to which one does not belong Out group homogeneity effect: See members as similar to one another 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.III. In Group Bias- In group bias: Tendency to judge the behavior of in group members favorably and out-group members unfavorably - Ethnocentrism: Belief that one’s culture/ethnic group is superior to others- Behavior Prejudice is displayed through discrimination: Sneering and attacks - Emotions Very negative, hatred and fear - Purpose of prejudicing out-group memberso Hostility increases when groups are competing for scarce resources o People stereotype other groups that are perceived as threatening to in-group valuesIV. Implicit Attitudes- Subtle forms of prejudice still exist- Explicit attitude: Consciously aware- Implicit attitude: Evaluations that are automatic and hard to control - IATo Computer test that measures degree to which you associate people with attributeso Measures implicit attitudes V. Overcoming Prejudice - Prejudice can be overcome when rival groups cooperate to achieve a common goal- Mazafer Sherifo Clarified conditions that create intergroup conflict and harmonyo Robbers Cave Experiment- Cooperation changes our tendency to categorize the out-group from ‘those people’ to ‘us
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