Biases and Prejudices

Question 1

Prejudice

Answer 1

negative feelings/opinions/beliefs associated with a stereotype

Question 2

Discrimination

Answer 2

the inappropriate/unjustified treatment of people as a result of prejudice

Question 3

Prejudice is Formed in Two Ways:

Answer 3

1) Social Categorization: the process where people organize their social environment by categorizing themselves and others into groups

2) In-group Bias: showing affinity for one’s in-group over out-group

Question 4

Two Basic Social Categories Are:

Answer 4

in-group: the group with which people identify as members

Out-group: the group with which people do not identify

Question 5

In-Group Bias

Answer 5

an evaluation of one’s own group as better than others

bias is present even when group membership is randomly created

favoritism towards in-group and hostility toward out-group members

Question 6

In-Group Variability

Answer 6

the belief that members of one’s own group are more diverse

Question 7

Out-Group Homogeneity

Answer 7

the belief that outsiders are all alike (origin of stereotype)

Question 8

Stereotype

Answer 8

generalizations about a group of people, same characteristics are assigned to all members of a group

people usually discount information that is inconsistent with their stereotyped beliefs

Question 9

Reversing Prejudice

Answer 9

Propaganda and bringing groups together in non-competitive circumstances did not work

Co-operative action on shared goal (contact hypothesis) worked