reading 5- intergroup threat stephan et al 2009

Question 1

social identity theorists argue one reason for intergroup antagonism is

Answer 1

the psychological benefits conferred on group members particularly those associated with identification with ingroups.

Question 2

what are some of the benefits of an ingroup

Answer 2

belonging and social support as well as a system or roles etc. to guide behaviour.

Question 3

what else do groups provide our lives with?

Answer 3

provide us with meaning by boosting our self-esteem.

Question 4

what are negative stereotypes for intergroup threat?

Answer 4

intitially a type of stereotype threat, now seem to us to be a cause of threat involving characteristics of the outgroup that could have a negative impact on the ingroup

Question 5

what are realistic group threats

Answer 5

threats to power, resources and general welfare.

Question 6

what are symbolic group threats

Answer 6

religion, values and belief systems

Question 7

what type of group is more likely to experience threats

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low poer groups are more likely than high power because high power groups react stronger.

Question 8

what is the concordance model of acculturation by piontowski et al 2002

Answer 8

groups are especially likely to perceive one another as threatening when they believe their cultural values differ from outgroup.

Question 9

economically competitive groups pose what?

Answer 9

realistic threat to potential loss of resource

Question 10

diseases…

Answer 10

pose a fear of contamination

Question 11

socially deviant…

Answer 11

elicit symbolic threats.

Question 12

how prone are members of collectivist cultures to threats?

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given emphasis on group memberships- especially prone to experiencing threats from outgroup.

Question 13

what are tight cultures

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importance of conformity to gorup norms and values

Question 14

what is a loose culture

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relatively tolerant to deviations from social norms.

Question 16

which group are more likely to experience higher levels of threat

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tight cultures as non-conformity threatens values.

Question 17

what are cognitive responses to intergroup threat?

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changes in perceptions of the outgroup such as stereotypes, ethnocentrism, intolerance, hatred and dehuminisation

Question 18

cognitive biases make what more likely?

Answer 18

they make violence against outgroup more likely and easier to justify

Question 19

what does threat undermine

Answer 19

emotional empathy for outgroup member and increase for ingroup.

Question 20

what is infra-huminisation

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unwillingness to attirbute the capacity to experience the same types of subtle human emotions felt by ingroup.

Question 21

which type of threat is more likely to lead to dehumanisation

Answer 21

symbolic