Forming Impressions and Prejudice

Flashcards covering concepts related to forming impressions of others and prejudice.

Person perception

The process of forming impressions of others.

Bad impressions

Negative traits that can overshadow positive qualities in person perception.

Snap judgments

Quick assessments made with little information and preconceived notions.

Systematic judgments

More deliberate and controlled assessments of others.

Confirmation bias

The tendency to prioritize information that supports one's beliefs.

Self-fulfilling prophecy

When expectations about a person cause them to behave in ways that confirm those expectations.

Cognitive distortions

Errors in perceptions that arise from categorizing people and situations.

Outgroup homogeneity effect

The perception that outgroup members are more similar to each other than ingroup members.

Stereotypes

Widely held beliefs about the characteristics of members of a particular group.

Prejudice

Negative attitudes towards members of a group.

Discrimination

Behavior that treats members of a group unfairly.

Systemic racism

Practices and policies that maintain unequal treatment of different groups.

Ableism

Prejudice and discrimination against people with disabilities.

Robbers' Cave Experiment

A study that examined intergroup conflict and concluded that common goals reduce prejudice.

Superordinate goals

Goals that require cooperation among different groups to achieve.