Unit 5: Stereotypes & Prejudice

Question 1

Stereotype

Answer 1

Simplified beliefs or ideas about a group of people, often shared by society (cognitive)

Question 2

Prejudice

Answer 2

Negative judgement or feelings about a person or group without enough information (affective)

Question 3

Discrimination

Answer 3

Unfair treatment of people based on their group or characteristics (behavior)

Question 4

Illusory Correlation

Answer 4

Relating two events even if they are in no way connected

Question 5

Group homogeneity

Answer 5

The belief that all members of a group are the same and lack indiviuality

Question 6

Pygmalion Effect

Answer 6

The idea that expectations about someone can influence their behavior to match those expectations

Question 7

Selective attention

Answer 7

Focusing only on information that confirms existing beliefs while ignoring other details

Question 8

Deferred learning

Answer 8

Adopting stereotypes from others, like parents or the media, without direct experience

Question 9

Implicit Association Test (IAT)

Answer 9

A test that measures unconscious biases and stereotypes

Question 10

Bookkeeping

Answer 10

Gradual change of a stereotype (or schema) with consistent evidence that challenges it

Question 11

Conversion

Answer 11

Sudden change in a stereotype (or schema) due to dramatic disconfirming evidence

Question 12

Subtyping

Answer 12

Creating a smaller category within a stereotype to handle exceptions