POL SCI 164A Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Illusory Correlation, Stereotype
10 Apr 2018
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Social categorization, social identification, and intergroup relations ch8 (1) conflicts of interest between groups are not necessary for the arousal of the biases favoring the ingroup (a) mere fact of group membership enough to trigger inter group discrimination (i) Such as in the allocation of rewards (2) explanation of gratuitous discrimination (a) categorical differentiation (i) (ii) Cognitive process, differences between groups exaggerated and similarities within them enhanced. This helps simplify and systematic one"s view of the social world (3) cognitive biases from categorization (a) stereotyping (b) memory distortions (i) (ii) (iii) Remember unfavorable or stereotypical attributes of outgroups more easily. Differential perception of homogeneity within ingroup and outgroup: outgroup seen as more homogeneous (except when ingroup is a small minority, then reverse occurs) (iv) People"s sense of self worth partially derives from group membership and evaluation of ingroup compared to other groups.
