PSYC 2040 Chapter : Ch 9 StudyGuide
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Prejudice a preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members. Beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people. Unjustified negative behavior toward a group or its members. Racism a prejudicial attitude and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given race. Prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given sex. Explicit attitudes i don"t like ___ people. Implicit attitudes you don"t know why, but you have a bad feeling towards certain people. Color the way you see the world. We are still guilty of prejudice today, but we are more implicitly prejudice rather than explicitly prejudice. Patronization grading things easier or harder based upon race. Avoiding criticisms not giving proper feedback so that one can learn. Overpraising if you don"t know what you"re doing wrong then you can"t become better. Involves primitive regions of the brain (amygdala) are associated with fear. Critics note that unconscious associations may only indicate cultural assumptions, perhaps without prejudice.
