PSYCO241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Ingroups And Outgroups, Robert Cialdini, Henri Tajfel
19 Apr 2016
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Columbus stereotyping san salvadorian people: favorable stereotypes based on meeting them at first, prejudice one he knew their customs were different (turned them into slaves) Stereotypes- the belief that certain attributes are characteristic of members of a particular group (categorizing people: focus on stereotypes that lead to prejudice and discrimination. Prejudice a negative attitude or affective response toward a group and its individual members (negative attitudes get most attention) Discrimination unfair treatment of individuals based on their membership in a particular group (not individual traits) Modern racism: defined as prejudice directed at racial groups that exist alongside the rejection of, gaertner and davis people hold values that lead them to reject prejudice and explicitly racist beliefs (ex. W/b equally, low sat and high gpa = w>b, because they could justify their choice benevolent racism and sexism. A technique for investigating nonconscious attitudes toward different stimuli, particularly groups of people.
