PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ultimate Attribution Error, Symbolic Racism, Fundamental Attribution Error
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Social categorization: perceiving people as members of a social group rather than as individuals. Gender, ethnicity, age big three: benefits. Exaggerates intra-group similarities: we view all members of the group as being very similar rather than being unique individuals, and thus focus on their shared characteristics. Exaggerates inter-group differences: we become more aware of the differences between the members of different groups than of the similarities. Group identification: we see ingroup members as. Likable: and therefore, we treat ingroup members with generosity and compassion because if it"s good for the ingroup, it must be good for yourself. Similar to each other outgroup homogeneity effect. Why: we tend to know fewer outgroup members but the effect may disappear if we know a lot of outgroup members, we usually encounter members of the outgroup under very constrained circumstances, ex. Senators, we all see senators fans acting the same way emphasizes their similarities and doesn"t allow us to see them as unique individuals.
