Last Unit Flashcards
Race
Different characteristics are physical and biologically inherited
Ethnic Group
Different characteristics are cultural
Minority Group
Disadvantaged. Excluded from full participation in society.
Moderates and bias
Bias is Subtle
Extremists and bias
Bias is blatant
Stereotyping
Cognitive, Affective, or Behavioral?
Cognitive
Prejudice
Cognitive, Affective, or Behavioral?
Affective
Discrimination
Cognitive, Affective, or Behavioral?
Behavioral
In-group
We belong to this group. “Us”
Out-group
We do not belong to this group. “Them”
In-Group Bias
View in-group positively and out-group negatively
Out-Group Homogeneity Effect
Out-group members perceived as similar
Participants observe a video of a man lightly shoving another man. Who was perceived as hostile more often in this study? Black men or white men?
Black men 73% of the time
White 13%
Microagressions
Brief daily exchanges that send denigrating messages to individuals because of their group membership
Stereotype Threat
Threat that one’s own behavior will confirm a negative stereotype. Can reduce performance.