Consequences of Prejudice Flashcards
Being a member of a stigmatized group can result in:
Self-fulling prophecy
Attributional Ambiguity
Internalization of the stereotypes
Stereotype threat
When people from stereotyped groups have a hard time interpreting feedback
Attributional Ambiguity
Stereotype threats are
when people from stereotyped groups are worried about poor performance confirming negative stereotypes about their group.
Can increase arousal and cognitive interference
Cognitive interference from stereotype threat can result in (3)
Anxiety
Negative cognitions (thoughts)
Lowered expectations
Reduced effort
Reduced working memory capacity
Reduced creativity, speed
What are the factors needed for the contact hypothesis to work?
Groups must be equal in status
Personal interaction
Contact with more than one member
Cooperative activities
Social norms favouring intergroup contact
Outline the Jigsaw Classroom approach
Interracial groups working together
Divide the class into expert groups who learn one specialized area
Then reconfigure and have expert group members teach each other in their new groups
Fosters cooperation, reduces prejudice via the “contact hypothesis:”
(side note: this type of rehearsal uses principles of cog psych!)
prejudice is reduced when we view ourselves as members of the same social identity
Common Ingroup identity model
A perceived incompatibility of actions or goals is
conflict
Peace is
low levels of hostility and aggro
mutually beneficial relattionships
Groups with intractable conflict usually:
see their own goals as supremely important
take pride in “us” and devalue “them”
believe themselves victimized
elevate patriotism, solidarity, and loyalty to the group’s needs, celebrate self-sacrifice
suppress criticism
GRIT stands for
Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension Reduction.
