Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Realistic Conflict Theory, Theory-Theory, Ingroups And Outgroups

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
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Prejudice a negative attitude towards members of a group, often which is strongly held. Discrimination negative, harmful behaviour toward people based on their group membership. Genocide an attempt to systematically eliminate an ethnic group through banishment or murder. Negative stereotypes can provide the basis for prejudice and discrimination. People express unfavourable implicit attitudes towards disadvantaged groups but are not consciously aware of these negative automatic processes. Old fashioned blatant discrimination has been replaced by more subtly and ambiguous discrimination. Aversive racism modern kind of prejudice held by people who do not consider themselves prejudiced and who would find any accusation about being prejudiced aversive (unpleasant) They still harbour negative beliefs and hostile feelings toward members of minority groups. If an excuse for discriminatory behaviour is present negative treatment is justifiable and more apparent. Concluded that some majority group members continue to harbour prejudice against minority groups. Implicit assocaitons test indirect measure of racial attitudes. Facial emd physiological measure of prejudice.