OB Prejudice Article 1 The inquisitive mind (Are Stereotypes True?)

Question 1

Can stereotypes be increased or decreased?

Answer 1

Yes, Stereotypes cause stereotypes

- Stereotype threat

Question 2

Stereotype threat

Answer 2

people feel under pressure to not be a sort of stereotype and do worse under that pressure

Question 3

Stereotype lift

Answer 3

through downward social comparison

- increase in self-esteem and performance

Question 4

When do stereotypes take place?

Answer 4

• in the right place
• if the stereotype is widely known
• if the situation is received as difficult

Question 5

can be avoided when

Answer 5

• when stereotypes are mentioned less often
• people are not compared based on the stereotype
• people of the stereotype are presented as especially good in the opposite of what the stereotype would indicate