PSYC12H3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Halland Regiment, Norm (Social), Political Correctness
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Most people believe asians are good at math (cultural stereotype: individual stereotypes are believed by an individual. Only those with something psychologically wrong with them could be prejudiced. Learning theory believe prejudice would continue since it was rewarded in society. Blame authoritarian personality: 1950-1990 anyone can be prejudiced. Believe anyone could be prejudice and commit extreme atrocity if in the right circumstance. Proved by both milgram and zimbardo studies. Realistic conflict theory and minimal groups paradigm show competition and just existence of groups lead to prejudice. Just normal cognitive process of categorization: 1990-present implicit prejudice. Explicit prejudice has gone down due to it no longer being acceptable. Implicit prejudice studied with new technology/methods and shown to be going steady. Illusory correlations lead us to believe 2 rare events are related or 2 variables that change at the same time are related. Implicit stereotyping and prejudice: unconscious cognitive processes influence behaviour without us knowing, leading to implicit stereotyping and prejudice.
