PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Illusory Correlation, Henri Tajfel, Social Cognition
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Psyc12 lecture 2: the origin and maintenance of stereotypes. Likely, it is the case that individual"s perceptions are based on selective attention to a relatively small number of cases, which leads to an illusory correlation. In this context, stereotypes are no longer regarded as a product of lazy thinking or among those with moral deficiencies (allport, 1954). In-groups and out-groups cognitive resources to other tasks: an important way in which people categorize individuals is into in-groups and out-groups, members of in-groups are expected to be unique individuals who share one or two common features. In-group/out-group status may be a cue that somebody is to be cooperated with: however, group-status may affect in-group favoritism processes (at an implicit level more so than an explicit level). Implicit attitudes are unconscious while explicit attitudes are conscious: explicit attitudes are tempered by things like social desirability. Implicit attitudes are most often measures with the implicit association.
