Ch.9: Prejudice Flashcards
What is the nature of discrimination?
It is an unjustified negative behavior towards a group/ members
What is the nature of a stereotype?
It is a generalization towards a group and its members
What do Jussim, McCauley, and Lee (1995) say about stereotypes?
That stereotypes may be positive or negative, and may be accurate or inaccurate.
What is the nature of prejudice?
It is a negative attitude of a group and it’s members
Stereotypes are to __________ as prejudices are to __________.
Stereotypes are beliefs as prejudices are to attitude.
What is IAT?
Implicit Association Test: measures participants reaction to an image along with a word. They need to respond quickly.
When primed with a Black face rather than a White face, participants would often mistake a tool (such as a wrench) for a gun. This is representative of the existence of what?
Of an automatic response
What is Overt Prejudice?
It is obvious behavioral expressions
What is an example of overt prejudice?
1958-2012, people had voted “no” to having a black president. This went from 30& to 5%, meaning that there was a decrease in discrimination.
What is Subtle Prejudice?
It is a subtle way of discriminatory behavioral expressions.
What is an example of subtle prejudice?
The M.I.T experiment provided resumes with a black and white name. The resumes with a white name received 15 call-backs, whereas the resumes with a black name received 10 call-backs.
Social inequalities contribute to what?
prejudice
Social Sources of Prejudice
What is a social dominance orientation?
a need to have one’s group be dominant over other social groups.
What is Authoritarian Personality?
It is when ppl have respect towards authority, power, and status levels
How does religion contribute to prejudice?
Religion can ethier enhance or decrease prejudice. Artificial religion involvement increases prejudice V.S Devoted religion involvement decreases prejudice
What do you call it when people prefer professions in politics and business, and support tax cuts for the wealth?
Social dominance orientation
Social Motivational Sources
What is Social Identity Theory
It is who ppl identify and connect with
What is Ingroup?
It involves the ‘self’ on groups individuals are a part of
What is ingroup bias?
When people make preferences or justifications towards their group and members.
What happened in the art experiment with Klerk and Kandinsky artwork?
Two groups were assigned to look at Klerks artwork, and Kandinsky artwork. Demonstrated a preference to their own group, to essentially win money
What is outgroup?
ppl that are not part of your group and who you dont connect with.
When is outgroup bias stronger?
it is strongest when people are with other ingroup members.
Cognitive Sources of Prejudice
What is the Outgroup homogeneity effect?
It is when ppl have the mindset of ‘they are similar, we are alike.’
What is to have own-race-bias?
when ppl have the tendency to depict facial characteristics of their own race.
What is the just-world-phenomenon
it is when ppl have the mindset of, ‘ people get what they deserve, and deserve what they get.’
Maintaining Prejudice
What is subtyping?
It is when ppl maintain a certain stereotype and make exceptions.
What is subgrouping?
It is when ppl create a new set of subgroup within their group to make exceptions.
What is a stereotype threat?
It is when ppl believe they will be judged based on their stereotype, and underperform in their tasks.
