Week 12 - Prejudice and Discrimination
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
