AP Psych Module 77 Review
What is prejudice? What are its social and emotional roots?
-Prejudice is an unjustifiable, usually negative attitude toward a group and its members. -Prejudice's three components are beliefs (often stereotypes), emotions, and predispositions to action (discrimination). -Overt prejudice in North America has decreased over time, but implicit prejudice—an automatic, unthinking attitude—continues. -The social roots of prejudice include social inequalities and divisions. -Higher-status groups often justify their privileged position with the just-world phenomenon. -We tend to favor our own group (ingroup bias) as we divide ourselves into "us" (the ingroup) and "them" (the outgroup). -Prejudice can also be a tool for protecting our emotional well-being, as when we focus our anger by blaming events on a scapegoat.
Describe the three major components of prejudice.
-Stereotyped judgments, which are generalized, negative beliefs about a group of people. -Negative emotions, such as hostility or fear, toward the members of a group. -A predisposition to discriminate against members of a group.
Which of the following is an example of ingroup bias?
Derek believes his t-ball team is the best in the league.
Which of the following accurately describes the just-world phenomenon?
It's the belief that most people get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
Which of the following is true of prejudice in recent years?
Overt prejudice has been decreasing more than subtle prejudice.
Which of the following is the primary distinction between prejudice and discrimination?
Prejudice is cognitive and discrimination is behavioral.
What are the cognitive roots of prejudice?
The cognitive roots of prejudice grow from our natural ways of processing information: forming categories, remembering vivid cases, and believing that the world is just and our own and our culture's ways of doing things are the right ways.
A member of one racial group viciously beats someone from a different racial group. The incident is widely publicized in the local media. Which of the following terms best describes this incident?
Vivid case
