PS102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Fundamental Attribution Error, Elaine Hatfield, Ellen S. Berscheid
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A: it acts as a standard for the treatment of people in canada; critically important when considering racism, stereotyping and prejudice. A: concerned with the way individuals" thoughts, feelings and behaviours are influenced by others. A: physical appearance, we tend to attribute desirable characteristics, such as intelligence, competence, warmth and friendliness to those who are good looking. A: attractive people are overrepresented in the entertainment media, and our perceptions are swayed by our desire to bond with attractive people. A: organized clusters of ideas about categories of social events and people; they are used to categorize others into types (professional, working-class stiff; kids at high school jocks, nerds etc) A: type of schema based on shared cultural background, they are widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group. A: those based on sex, age and membership in ethnic or occupational groups.
