Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination Study Guide

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering essential terminology and concepts related to stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination.

Intergroup Bias

A broad term that encompasses stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination.

Stereotype

Beliefs about the characteristics of a particular group of people.

Prejudice

Feelings or attitudes about a group of people.

Discrimination

Harmful or unfair behavior toward members of a group.

Stereotype Content Model

Explains the content of stereotypes based on dimensions of warmth and competence.

Warmth

Trustworthiness and friendliness in the context of the Stereotype Content Model.

Competence

Capability and assertiveness in the context of the Stereotype Content Model.

Self-Report Measures

Explicit attitudes assessed through direct questions, such as feeling thermometers and Likert scales.

Implicit Measures

Attitudes outside one's awareness assessed through indirect methods like the Implicit Association Test (IAT).

Affective Priming

An implicit measure that tests how an image prime speeds up or slows down word recognition.

Realistic Group Conflict Theory

Suggests intergroup bias arises from competition for limited resources.

Social Identity Theory

Theory that we categorize into in-group and out-group, showing favoritism towards our in-group.

Outgroup Homogeneity Effect

The false perception that out-group members are more similar to one another than in-group members.

Stereotype Persistence

The continuation of false stereotypes due to mechanisms like self-fulfilling prophecies and subtyping.

Contact Hypothesis

Suggests that direct contact between groups can reduce stereotyping and prejudice under certain conditions.

Systemic Racism

Occurs when inequities are built into the operation of society's structures, irrespective of intention.

Stigma

Occurs when a person has an attribute that conveys a devalued social identity in a context.

Stereotype Threat

Impaired performance in negatively stereotyped domains due to fear of confirming stereotypes.

Belonging Intervention

An intervention for minority students promoting the message that belonging improves over time.