Prejudice and Stereotypes

Question 1

Stereotypes

Answer 1

Beliefs or associations that link whole groups of people with certain traits or characteristics

Question 2

Prejudice

Answer 2

Negative feelings about others because of their connection to a social group

Question 3

Discrimination

Answer 3

Negative behaviors directed against persons because of their membership to a particular group

Question 4

Social categorization

Answer 4

Stereotypes and schemas for organizing the world that can lead to overgeneralization and resistance to new info

Question 5

1 consequence of categorization

Answer 5

Ingroup bias, which is favoritism due to social identity theory: people derive some self-esteem from identity as group member

Question 6

2 consequence of categorization

Answer 6

Outgroup homogeneity which says “they are alike, we are unique and different” (SU vs Trinity

Question 7

Socialization

Answer 7

Stereotypes and prejudice are learned from social norm, from parents, peers, social media

Question 8

What did Bigler’s UT studies about race and child development find?

Answer 8

Parents avoid talking about race because they assume kids are colorblind, but they are not

Question 9

What did Katz’ studies following Black and White kids for 6 years find?

Answer 9

6-month-old babies notice race because they stare longer at people of a different race
3-year-olds prefer people of same race
Around 5 and 6 they sort people into categories based on race (compared to gender)

Question 10

Strategies for talking to kids about race

Answer 10

Talk about race using gender as a model
Don’t silence kids when they bring up race
Conversations need to be explicit, not vague

Question 11

Illusory correlations

Answer 11

Falsely perceive distinctive things (minorities) as related

Question 12

Subcategorizations

Answer 12

Prevents us from revising stereotypes

Question 13

Confirmation biases

Answer 13

Seek consistent and resist inconsistent info, which can lead to self-fulfilling prophesies

Question 14

Stereotype threat

Answer 14

The experience of concern about being evaluated based on negative stereotypes about one’s group

Question 15

Contact hypothesis

Answer 15

Access to info that can disconfirm stereotypes

Question 16

5 necessary conditions for contact hypothesis

Answer 16

Multiple contacts, equal status, personalized interactions, cooperative interdependence, favorable social norms

Question 17

Superordinate goals

Answer 17

Mutual goals that can only be achieved through cooperation between groups

Question 18

Realistic conflict theory

Answer 18

Theory that conflict between groups is caused by direct competition for limited resources

Question 19

What was the research question in the study of Black men and the death penalty?

Answer 19

Does having more stereotypically Black features lead to the death penalty?

Question 20

What was the sample in the study of Black men and the death penalty?

Answer 20

600 cases of Black men tried for murder

Question 21

What were the results in the study of Black men and the death penalty?

Answer 21

If there was White victim and more stereotypical Black features, the death penalty was used

Question 22

What were the topics mentioned in the study of Black men and the death penalty?

Answer 22

Modern racism, implicit racism, stereotype threat