Week 12 - Prejudice and Discrimination

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Negative stereotypes can and do impair performance. True or False

True

Prejudice and Discrimination are NOT equivalent. True or False?

True

Prejudice persons DISMISS observed counter evidence as being an 'exception to the rule.' True or false?

True

Prejudiced persons evaluate similar behaviors differently due to group affiliation. True or False?

True

Stereotypes are HIGHLY resistant to change. True or False?

True, even in the presence of contradictory evidence

Prejudiced persons notice only the behaviors that SUPPORT their stereotypes. True or False?

True.

General consequences of group identification: (4)

In-group favoritism, out-group animosity, in-group similarity, out-group dissimilarity

_______ discrimination occurs when an individual is treated unfavorably by ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL as a result of his or her group membership

Individual

_______ discrimination occurs when adherence to an organization's policies - i.e. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES - results in unfavorable treatement

Institutional

______'s study was designed to examine the relationship between prejudice and discrimination (towards Chinese).

LaPiere

"The Role of Perceived Race and Gender in the Evaluation of College Teaching" study by Landon Reid found that racial minority faculty were rated ___ poorly than whites overall.

MORE

A general attitude of group superiority exists among __-group members

in-group

Discrimination refers to _____: action and conduct.

behavior

Prejudice refers to _____ and _____ content: attitudes, opinions, beliefs and values

cognitive and perceptive

_____ Principle is when people prefer interacting and associating with those who resemble themselves.

Homophily

(lapiere's study) 92% of restaurant proprietors and 91% of hoteliers replied, "___."

NO.

Favoritism, animosity, along with exaggerated in-group similarity and out-group dissimilarity contribute to the social construction of ______ ___-_____ stereotypes.

Negative Out-group Stereotypes

___ ____ Theory: Prejudice is influence by broader SOCIAL NORMS that encourage a climate of intolerance.

Normative Approach Theory

_______ is commonly defined as NEGATIVE attitudes about an entire category of people - without regard for individual variation within that group

Prejudice

_______ ______ Theory: Prejudice results from individuals and groups COMPETING over scarce and desired resources.

Realistic Conflict Theory

_______ Theory : Prejudice results from individuals and groups MISATTRIBUTING their misfortunes to others - typically groups lacking status and power

Scapegoating Theory

The shared desire for positive self evaluation sustains prejudicial attitudes is "____-__________."

Self-enhancement

_______ breeds connection

Similarity

______ ______ Theory: Prejudice is LEARNED in the same way other attitudes and beliefs are learned - through association, reinforcement, and modeling

Social Learning Theory

Theories of Prejudice : ____ ____ Theory, ____ ____ Theory, ________ Theory, _______ _____ Theory

Social Learning Theory, Normative Approach Theory, Scapegoating Theory, Realistic Conflict Theory

________ categorization by itself --- in-grouping and out-grouping ----produced favoritism and prejudice

Social categorization

_____ _______ refers to the recognition of being personally at risk of confirming a negative stereotype about oneself and one's group.

Stereotype Threat

________ are generalizations and exaggerations about the characteristics and behavior of a particular social group.

Stereotypes

"In something like 10 thousand miles of motor travel, twice across the U.S., up and down the Pacific Coast, we met definite _______ from those asked to serve us just ____.

definite rejection from those asked to serve us just once.

Prejudice implied a belief in _____ _______.

group superiority

The proprietors ( lapiere's study ) disclosed prejudicial attitudes but they did ___ act on these prejudices i.e. they did not _____ on the basis of these negative attitudes.

not/discriminate


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