Lecture 1: Intro to Intergroup Relations

Question 1

intergroup relation

Answer 1

Any aspect of human interaction that involves individuals perceiving themselves as members of a social category, or being perceived by others as belonging to a social category.

Question 2

prejudice

Answer 2

An attitude (favour/ disfavour) toward a group

Question 3

prejudice is a type of

Answer 3

affect (involves emotions)

Question 4

stereotypes

Answer 4

A generalized belief about a group of people

Question 5

stereotypes are a type of

Answer 5

cognition

Question 6

three key aspects of stereotypes

Answer 6

Shared, cultural belief
Accuracy (based on lived perceptions)
Descriptive and prescriptive

Question 7

discrimination

Answer 7

Behaviours directed toward people on the basis of their group membership

Question 8

discrimination is a type of

Answer 8

behaviour

Question 9

4 levels at which intergroup relations operate

Answer 9

Systems and institutions
Groups and organizations
Interpersonal interactions
Individual minds

Question 10

what levels of intergroup relations does psych focus on?

Answer 10

interpersonal interactions & individual minds

Question 11

t or f: the levels of intergroup relations are mutually constitutive and influence each other

Answer 11

true

Question 12

institutional discrimination

Answer 12

When norms, policies, and practices associated with an institution result in different outcomes on the basis of a group distinction

Question 13

organizational discrimination

Answer 13

When norms, policies, and practices associated with an organization result in different outcomes on the basis of a group distinction

Question 14

interpersonal discrimination

Answer 14

When one person treats another person differently on the basis of their group discrimination

Question 15

discrimination within individual minds

Answer 15

Personalities, perceptions, beliefs, and identities can be formative in the types of prejudices and stereotypes that you can create

Question 16

cultural capital

Answer 16

Social assets of a person that promote social mobility

Question 17

selective exposure

Answer 17

Tendency to selectively seek information that reinforces one’s attitudes, while selectively avoiding information that contradicts one’s attitudes

Question 18

self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 18

People have an expectation about what a person or group is like
Which influences how they act towards that person
Which causes the person to behave consistently with the expectation
Which makes the expectation come true
Which provides “proof” that the original expectation was correct

Question 19

self-fulfilling prophecy example

Answer 19

Snyder, Tanke, & Berscheid, 1977 found that women who were thought to be attractive were perceived to be more sociable, warm, interesting, independent, outgoing, and funny