PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Ambivalent Sexism, Illusory Correlation, Frontal Lobe
12 Nov 2015
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Stereotype: a belief that associates a whole group of people with a certain trait. Prejudice: hostile or negative feelings about people based on their membership in a certain group. Discrimination: behaviour directed against people solely because of their membership in a particular group. We may engage in negative behaviour toward others when we feel bad about ourselves. When self-esteem is threatened, we are more likely to express prejudice. Explicit self-esteem (measured in self-reports) is self-esteem that one has expressed about oneself. Implicit self-esteem is defined as one"s evaluation of oneself that may exist largely outside of one"s awareness (requires computer based reaction times and other things that are difficult to control) Parents aren"t the only people who can serve as models we often look to others too. Believing that other people agree with our stereotypes increases the strength and makes them more resistant to change.
