Impression of self - 9.2.24 Flashcards
primacy effect
first impressions count
vividness
memorable information given more weight
negativity
negative information is given more weight
Type one thinking
- rapid
- effortless
- not open to introspection
- based on intuition
Type two thinking
- slow
- effortful
- open to introspection
- based on reasoning
Impression format is
Rapid and requires little mental effort relative to the amount of information that is received.
It’s a biased system
Stereotyping
Schema concerning a group of people
An off the peg set if characteristics of a type of person
Schema
In connecting ideas
Consequences of stereotyping
Resistance to change
Conformation bias
Out- group homogeneity
Self fulfilling prophecy
Prejudice and discrimination
Out-group inhomogenity
Where you see anyone in a different group to you as the same
Eg: all men or all gay or all doctors
Self- stereotyping
People reminded of a positive or negative stereotype about their group, Changes their performance to match that stereotype
Consequences of implicit bias
- non-verbal behaviour
What we say to patients or ask of them - diagnosis and treatment
Groups that are already disadvantages are already at risk
Inverse care law
Those who need the care most receive less care
Those that don’t need the care as much receive more care