Lecture 11 - Stereotypes

_____ are the cognitive component of intergroup bias

stereotypes

a (descriptive/prescriptive) stereotype says people should be this way

prescriptive

SRT

Social role theory says stereotypes are formed because we assume people have characteristics coming from the roles they occupy

because women disproportionately occupy the field of nursing, I assume women are caring and natural communal caretakers, reflecting ______ theory

social role (SRT)

SCM

The stereotype content model proposes similarities in how certain groups are broadly stereotyped

what are the 2 dimensions of the SCM

• warmth - sociability, agreeableness, trust

• competence - intellect, achievement

groups that are seen as competing with the dominant group are stereotypes as (low/high) warmth

low

a group’s status determines their perceived (warmth/competence)

competence

high warmth + high competence =

admiration

low warmth + low competence =

contemptuous prejudice

high warmth + low competence =

paternalistic prejudice

low warmth + high competence =

envious/ambivalent prejudice

group attribution error

selectively attributing positive qualities to groups for desired groups and to individual qualities for undesired groups, and attributing negative qualities to individuals for desired groups and to groups for undesired groups

subtyping

viewing counter stereotypical people as a distinct, unusual subtype of their group