Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination

Question 1

stereotypes

Answer 1

used to make sense of a complex world

attitudes and impressions based on limited and superficial information about a specific group

Question 2

stereotypes content model

Answer 2

attempts to classify stereotypes based on warmth and competency

paternalistic stereotype - high warmth (not competitive to the in-group), low comp (low status). ex. housewives, elderly

contemptutous stereotype - low warmth (cmopetitive to the in-group), low competence. ex. welfare recipients

admiration stereotype - high warmth, high comp. ex. in-group, allies.

envious stereotype - high comp, low warmth. ex. rich people

Question 3

self-fulfilling prophecy

Answer 3

stereotype causes the individual to conform to the sterotype

Question 4

stereotype threat

Answer 4

worried about conforming to a stereotype and perform worse as a result.

Question 5

prejudice

Answer 5

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

influenced by power, prestige, status