Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination 10.3 [HY]

Question 1

Purpose of Stereotype

Answer 1

make sense of a complex world by categorizing and systematizing information in order to better identify items, predict their behavior, and react.

Question 2

Difference between Stereotypes, Prejudices and Discrimination

Answer 2

• Stereotypes are cognitive
• Prejudices are affective
• Discrimination is behavioral

Question 3

Stereotype content model

Answer 3

-attempts to classify stereotypes with respect to a hypothetical ingroup
using two dimensions: warmth and competence.
- Warm groups are
those that are not in direct competition with the in-group for resources;
- competent groups are those that have high status within society
- Paternalistic + Admiration stereotypes are not competitive so high warmth
- Admiration + Envious Stereotypes are high status so high competence

Question 4

Paternalistic stereotypes

Answer 4

those in which the group is looked down upon as inferior, dismissed, or ignored

Question 5

Admiration stereotypes

Answer 5

those in which the group is viewed with pride and other positive feelings

Question 6

Stereotype threat

Answer 6

concern or anxiety about confirming a negative stereotype about one’s group. This may hinder performance, which may actually create a self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 7

Prejudice

Answer 7

an irrational positive or negative attitude toward a person, group, or thing, prior to an actual experience with that entity

Question 8

Power

Answer 8

the ability of people or groups to achieve their goals despite any obstacles, and their ability to control resources

Question 9

Cultural relativism

Answer 9

recognition that social groups and cultures should
be studied on their own terms.