Tutorial 8 - Article 2 - Stereotype content model across cultures

Question 1

What is the stereotype content model?

Answer 1

A model that proposes potentially universal principles of societal stereotypes and their relation to social structure

Question 2

What is the aim of this paper?

Answer 2

Examining the similarities and differences in stereotype content across cultures

Question 3

What are the primary dimensions of stereotype content?

Answer 3

1) Warmth (friendly, good-natured, sincere, and warm)
2) Competence (capable, competent, confident and skillful)

Question 4

How do perceived warmth and competence impact stereotypes across cultures?

Answer 4

They reliabily differentiate societal group stereotypes across cultures

Question 5

How do people rate out-groups?

Answer 5

High on one dimension, low on the other (ambivalent)

Question 6

How does status relate to the dimensions?

Answer 6

High status groups stereotypically are competent, whereas competitive groups stereotypically lack warmth

Question 7

How do collectivistic cultures relate to the dimensions?

Answer 7

In collectivistic cultures, people do not locate reference groups (in-groups) in the most positive cluster (high-competence/high-warmth)