Psychology 2720A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter Chapter 12: Symbolic Racism, Implicit-Association Test, Stereotype Threat

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2720A/B
• Professor: Mike Morrison

Document Summary

Prejudice: a hostile or negative attitude toward people in distinguishable group based solely on their membership in that group. Disliking a group with the perception all members of the group are the same. There is a lot of prejudice towards racial and ethnic minorities as well as gays and lesbians. Canadians are more prejudice towards homosexuals than muslims. Prejudice towards people who are overweight deeming they are lazy and unattractive. Stereotype: a generalization about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members. Most likely to be held about social groups. Women who preferred to be called by ms. were perceived as unlikable in comparison to those who preferred mrs. or miss. Based on our limited capacity to process information, we categorize groups based on their characteristics. Men = aggressive and competitive: stereotypes ignore personalities and individual abilities.