Perception, Prejudice and Bias

Question 1

theory that tries to explain how we understand/explain others behaviors

Answer 1

attribution theory

Question 2

whats another name of internal attribution)

Answer 2

dispositional attribution

Question 3

what does dispostional attribution mean?

Answer 3

about them

Question 4

what does external attribution?

Answer 4

environment

Question 5

model that attempts to explain if a behavior is due to an internal or external factors

Assessed by consistency, distinctiveness and consensus

Answer 5

co-variation model

think vatiation between internal and external factors

Question 6

high consistency means

Answer 6

attribution to internal factors

Question 7

high distinctiveness means

Answer 7

attribution to external factors

Question 8

high consensus

Answer 8

attribution to external factors

Question 9

we are victims to circumstances but others are will full actors

Answer 9

actor-observer bias

Question 10

over attribution of others behavior to internal causes

Answer 10

fundamental attribution error

Question 11

belief that bad things happen to others, but not to us

Answer 11

optimism bias

Question 12

attributing certain thought/cognition to a group of individuals and overgeneralizing

Answer 12

stereotyping

Question 13

self fulfilling fear that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotye (causes a decrease in performance)

Answer 13

stereotype threat

Question 14

stereotype can lead to behaviors that affirm the original stereotype

Answer 14

self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 15

what 3 components make up prejudice

Answer 15

1) cognition (stereotype)
2) affect/ emotinal (prejudice towards minority)
3) discrimination (behavior towards Minority)

Question 16

this personality type is very prejudice , they’re obedient to superiors, but dont have much sympathy for those they deem inferior to themselves

Answer 16

authoritarian personality

Question 17

what other characteristics characterize the authoritarian personality type

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1) obedient to superiors
2) opressive
3) inflexible view points

Question 18

hypothesis that states frustration(from any source) can lead to prejedice

Answer 18

Frustration Aggression Hypothesis

Question 19

hypothesis that states that a prejudice can be developed when denied something you feel entitled too

Answer 19

Hypothesis of Relative Deprivation

Question 20

extreme disapproval/discrediting of individual by society

Answer 20

social stigma

Question 21

2 types of stigma

Answer 21

social stigma

self-stigma

Question 22

stigma associcated with an attribute that is devalued

Answer 22

social stigma

related to stereotype, prejudice and discrimination

Question 23

stigma that results from internalizing negative stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination

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self-stigma

Question 24

what is the distinction between 1)stereotype, 2)Prejudice, 3)Descrimination

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1) over generalizing about a population
2) emotion asspciated with stereotype(typically negative
3) Action

Question 25

Bias that give first impressions too much weight(emphasis)

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Primacy bias

similar to memory

Question 26

Bias that gives too much weight (emphasis) to Last impressions

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recency bias

similar to memory

Question 27

effect that results from a really good first impression. This really good first impression causes us to get a false sense that the person is better at other tasks than they actually are

Answer 27

Halo effect

Question 28

effect that results from a really bad first impression. This really bad first impression causes us to get a false sense that the person is worse at other tasks than they actually are.

Answer 28

Devil effect

reverse Halo effect

Question 29

judging a culture from the position of your own culture

Answer 29

ethnocentric

our culture is superior
fucked up ethics

Question 30

judging a culture from the position of that culture

Answer 30

cultural relativism

Question 31

the group that we ( psychologically connected to)

Answer 31

in group

Question 32

the group that is different from the in group

Answer 32

out group

Question 33

friendly to ingroup neutral to out group

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In group favoritism

Question 34

friendly to ingroup mean to out group

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out group derogation

Question 35

study of particular people and places

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Ethnography

Question 36

judging another culture as superior to ones own culture

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Xenocentrism

MNue(z no is a little weak alien that feels inferior)

Question 37

the deliberate imposition of ones own cultural values on another culture (pushing your culture on someone)

Answer 37

Cultural imperialism

MNue(imperialist conquoring another culture)