PSYC 100 Lecture 18: Psych week 18

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

To understand and explain how the thought, feeling and behavior of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of other human beings (allport, 1985) The study of group behaviour thought processes /perception attitude / Is a simplified and overgeneralized category that may or may not be correct. Normal attempt to simplify a complex social world. Allows quick judgment frees up mental resources. A learned generally negative attitude directed towards specific people because of their membership in a particular group. A generally negative behaviour directed towards specific people because of their membership in a particular group. Based on stereotype and prejudice: children will not help individuals who intend to harm others (tisak et al. , 1995, children clearly show less interest in participating in social behaviors with children who are overweight (bell & morgan, 2000) People use stereotypes to classify others into groups. People generally classify themselves as part of a preferred group.