Lecture 5

Question 1

Prejudice emerges from

Answer 1

group categorization

Question 2

what are meaningful group distinctions?

Answer 2

ethnicity, age, nationality

Question 3

what are arbitrary group distinctions?

Answer 3

that side of the class is _

Question 4

results of minimal group paradigm

Answer 4

• ingroup seen as more likable
• 2$ for ingroup/1$ for outgroup vs. 3$ for ingroup/4$ for outgroup

Question 5

so what is prejudice

Answer 5

A negative (or positive) attitude toward agroup and its members; but not merely an attitude: prejudice is an attitude representing an individual-level expression of a multilevel system of group dominance

Question 6

distinguish between stereotype, prejudice and discrimination

Answer 6

stereotype: beliefs about the groups

Prejudice: the attitude part of the intergroup bias

Discrimination: the expression of prejudice

Question 7

How is prejudice different from typical attitudes toward nonhuman objects? Describe four ways.

Answer 7

a. Prejudice is an attitude toward people and groups
b. Prejudice emerges from group hierarchies and/or intergroup competition
c. Prejudice is especially inflexible and resistant to change
d. Prejudice is based on faulty information