Prejudice and discrimination chapter 4

Stereotype application

process in which stereotype will be activated

Automatic

activation triggered by observing stimuli associated with the stereotyped group

Prototypicality

The extent to which a person’s characteristics matches those typical for their social group

Situational Context

Tendency to emphasize one category over another based environment

Level of Prejudice (automatic)

people with higher levels of prejudice have a tendency to attribute stereotypes

Comprehension goals

need to have a clear impression of the person and want to understand them

Self-Enhancement goals

The need to see oneself in a positive light

Chronic Egalitarian Goals

Belief that oneself is unbiased and make efforts to be seen that way

Stereotype Application

application of stereotype

Cognitive style

people are motivated to inhibit application based on if person is high in cognition, comfort, or closure

individual information

information specific to that person

Cognitive busyness

If the mind is busy during activation, it will prevent taking notice of the stereotype present

Social Power

People who have power/status are more prone to using stereotypes

Biased behavior

Ambiguous behavior will be interpreted as typical of ones social group

Shooter bias

tendency for cops to shoot black people more and incorrectly identify harmless object as a gun

Biased evaluation

evaluation of a groups qualifications, culture is seen as negative

Self-fulfilling prophecy

People behaving according to preconceived though, in doing so, that makes their expectation a reality

Ego defensive function

protection against self-concept against external threats

Subtyping Model

Sorting people into subgroups of a stereotype in order to keep overarching stereotype from changing

Concentrated disconfirmation

When there are only a few people discrete with the stereotype

Dispersed disconfirmation

when a group of stereotype are discrete with the stereotype

Distancing

avoiding situations we are uncomfortable in

Denial

denying difference between ingroup and outgroup

Defensiveness

people desire to guard against the possibility that they appear bias

Devaluing

devaluing others culture or artifacts

Discovery

discovery of richness between ingroup and outgroup