PSYC 2003 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Dispositional Attribution, Stereotype Threat

• School: University of Arkansas
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2003
• Professor: Andrew Provenzano

Document Summary

Altruism: behavior that bene ts another without bene tting oneself. Kin selection: process by which evolution selects for individuals who cooperate with their relatives. Reciprocal altruism: behavior that bene ts another with the expectation that those bene ts will be returned in the future. It is clear that there is an emergency. A person is identi ed as being in charge. Social cognition: process by which we come to understand others. Group: collection of people who have something in common that distinguishes them from. Stereotype: positive or negative thoughts about self or other based on group. Prejudice: positive or negative evaluation of another person based on group. Discrimination: positive or negative behavior towards another based on group. Stereotypes: a simpli ed set of traits associated with membership in a group or category. Prejudice: a biased attitude toward a group of people or an individual member of a group based on unfair generalizations about what members of that group are like.