review 10/24/24 Flashcards

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stereotype

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Overgeneralization mental schemes about a group of people based only on their membership in a group not any individual characteristics

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Prejudice

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Unjustified negative attitude about a group of people based on their membership in the group

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Discrimination

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Unjustified negative behavior towards members of a target group (individual level) based on their race, ethnicity, or other shared characteristics

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Racism

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Categorization of a person or group of people based on their race or ethnicity and the Systemic mistreatment of people in the targeted group

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Stereotype threat

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A Situation In which people feel at risk of performing as their group is expected to perform.

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Self fulfilling prophecy

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Expectation held by a person that alters his or her behavior in a way that tends to mane it true

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Scapegoat theory

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Members of a group in power hold members of a less powerful group responsible for their problems

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