PSYC 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stereotype Threat, Representativeness Heuristic, Impression Formation
5 Apr 2018
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When a negative stereotype about the group to which we belong is made salient, we tend to show impaired performance on dimension related to that stereotype, which is called. If you score exceptionally higher on a test than is typical for you, it is more likely that you will score closer to your average on the next test. The process of understanding what something is by knowing what other things it is equivalent to, and what other things it is different from. Classical view: category membership determined via defined features. But many categories have uncertain or "fuzzy" boundaries and do not fit with a strict classification system strict classification system. Not all-or-nothing categorization, but members are more or less typical of a category. Prototypes are the most representative members of a category: categorization of less typical members may be slower/errorful because they are less available.
