Stereotypes
Examples of visible cues
Nationality, race, gender, hair color, glasses
Defintion of stereotype
A simplified mental representation that provides us with a tempalte
Definitions of blatant stereotyping
Conscious stereotyping, it efforts as an individual is actively applying stereotypes, often leads to prejudice, discrimination, and dehumanization
Definition do spotlight stereotyping
If a member of a stereotype group is aware of that stereotype it can have a direct negative impact on behaviour
Why stereotypes form
Make the world an easier place to navigate, allow quick decisions about an individual to be made, promotes survival
Can stereotypes change
Stereotypes can change if individual changes their perspective/knowledge of that group
What is the prototype theory
Stereotypes provide us with pro types or examples of a person from a group
Definition of Stereotyping
The categorisation of a person or group of people based on there visible cues
How do stereotypes form
Through social learning of gatekeepers, through direct and indirect experience, through SIT and SCT
Definition if subtle stereotyping
Unconscious and automatic, May become aware that you are stereotyping but it happens automatically
How do stereotypes homogenize groups
We look at members if groups as a containing the same attitudes, appearances, beliefs, and norms
What do Snyder and Swan (1974) say about stereotypes
When we encounter someone and are looking to to categorize them we use conformation bias