Attributions, Prejudice, Stereotypes, and Discrimination (5/11)

Question 1

Dispositional attribution

Answer 1

Behavior explained by inherent disposition or character

EX) Brandon acted that way because he is a stellar human being

Question 2

Situational attribution

Answer 2

Behavior explained by external factors or circumstances

EX) The customer was rude because he was having an awful day

Question 3

Consistency cues

Answer 3

cues that focus on individuals behavior over time- dispositional

Question 4

Distinctiveness cues

Answer 4

cues that focus on individual unique behavior in similar situations

Question 5

Consensus cues

Answer 5

Cues that focus on individuals behavior in relation to societal expectations

Question 6

Actor-observer bias

Answer 6

attributing negative behavior as dispositional for others but situational for ones self

• more aware of our situation than another’s
• more ready to label others as negative

Question 7

Fundamental attribution error

Answer 7

attributing negative behavior of others to their disposition rather than their situation

Question 8

Self-serving bias

Answer 8

Attributing positive outcomes to ones disposition and negative outcomes to ones situation

Question 9

Locus of control

Answer 9

Internal: the degree to which people believe they do have control over outcomes in their lives
External: vice versa

Question 10

Halo effect

Answer 10

The tendency for an impression in one area influences opinion of others
EX) someone who is attractive is probably a hard worker

Question 11

Just-world hypothesis

Answer 11

the assumption that a person’s actions inherently bring morally fair and fitting consequences
EX) if you’re a good thing, good things happen to you

Question 12

Collectivistic

Answer 12

more likely to make situational attributions

Question 13

Prejudice

Answer 13

Irrational attitudes, positive or negative, towards groups or objects
-emotional response

Question 14

Sterotypes

Answer 14

contentful

cognitive- opposes prejudice

Question 15

Stereotype content model

Answer 15

warmth- fondness to group

competence- capability of group

Question 16

High warmth and low competence

Answer 16

paternalistic

low status but not a competitive threat (children or elderly)

Question 17

High warmth and high admiration

Answer 17

Admiration

high status and do not pose a threat

Question 18

Low warmth and low competence

Answer 18

Contemptuous

Low status and competitive

Question 19

low warmth and high competence

Answer 19

Envious
high status and competitive
-groups that are elite

Question 20

Discriminations

Answer 20

has to involve actions or outcomes

Question 21

Individual discriminaiton

Answer 21

ways in which a single person can treat other people differently based on their group membership

Question 22

Institutional discriminations

Answer 22

larger patterns of unequal behavior or outcomes, as mediated by entire institutions

Question 23

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 23

occurs when self-perceptions cause specific behaviors

Question 24

Stereotype threat

Answer 24

occurs when members of a social group are or feel at risk of conforming to stereotypes of their group

Question 25

Stereotype boost

Answer 25

occurs when members of a social group are or feel empowered by stereotypes of their group

Question 26

Stigma

Answer 26

strong societal disapproval of groups, identities or behaviors

Question 27

Ethnocentrism

Answer 27

evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions from one’s own culture

Question 28

Cultural relativism

Answer 28

Belief that a person’s practices and values should be evaluated based on their culture, rather than another’s