Module 43: Antisocial Relations

Prejudice

unjustifiable and unusually negative attitude toward a group and its members

Stereotypes

a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people

Discriminate

unjustifiable negative behaviour toward a group or its members

Implicit bias

automatic associations that can influence individual judgments of or behaviour toward people of a particular group

Just-world phenomenon

the tendency for people to believe that the world is just and therefore people get what they deserve, and deserve what they get

Ingroup

people with whom we share a common identity

Outgroup

those perceived as different, or apart from our ingroup

Ingroup bias

tendency to favour our own group

Scapegoat theory

theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame

Other-race effect

tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately than other races

Aggression

any physical or verbal behaviour intended to harm someone physically or emotionally

Frustration-aggression principle

the principle that frustration creates anger, which can generate aggression

Social scripts

culturally modeled guide for how to act in various situations