PSYC 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Relative Deprivation, Subtyping, Fundamental Attribution Error
16 May 2018
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Lecture 25 April 12th
➢ Group Membership and Stereotyping:
- Individuals randomly assigned to Group A or B.
- Asked to rate members of the other group and of their own group.
- Other group is rated more negatively.
➢ How Stereotypes Form: In-groups vs. Out-groups
- Strong tendency to divide people into in-groups and out-groups
• Consequences:
▪ Exaggerate differences between in-groups and other
out-groups.
▪ Out-group homogeneity effect: Perceivers assume
that there is a greater similarity among members of out-
groups than among members of one’s own group.
▪ Why are out-groups seen as homogeneous?
o Often do not notice subtle differences among out-
groups because have little personal contact with
them.
o Often do not encounter a representative sample
of out-group members.
➢ Realistic Conflict Theory:
- Direct competition for limited resources breeds hostility.
- A great deal of prejudice likely driven by realities of competition.
- Relative deprivation.
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