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Psy 160 Ch 11 Book
Ch 11 Terms from Book
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/25/2013

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Stereotypes
Definition
beliefs that certain attributes are characteristic of members of particular groups
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Prejudice
Definition
a negative attitude or affective response toward a certain group and its indiv members
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Discrimination
Definition
unfair treatment of members of a particular group based on their membership in that group
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Modern racism
Definition
prejudice directed at other racial groups that exists alongside rejection of explicitly racist beliefs
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Implicit Association Test (IAT)
Definition
a technique for revealing nonconscious prejudices toward particular groups
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Priming
Definition
a procedure used to increase the accessibility of a concept or schema
-ex. a stereotype
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Realistic group conflict theory
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a theory that group conflict, prejudice and discrimination are likely to arise over competition b/t groups for limited resources
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
glorifying one's own group while vilifying other groups
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Superordinate goals
Definition
goals that transcend the interests of any one group and that can be achieved more readily by 2+ groups working together
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Minimal group paradigm
Definition
an experimental paradigm in which researchers create groups based on arbitrary/meaningless criteria and then examine how the members of these "minimal groups" are inclined to behave toward one another
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Social identity theory
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a theory that a person's self-concept and SE derive from personal ID and accomplishments AND from the status and accomplishments of groups to which the person belongs
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Basking in reflected glory
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the tendency for ppl to take pride in the accomplishments of those w/whom they are in some way associated
-ex. when fans ID w/a winning team
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Frustration-aggression theory
Definition
a theory that elaborates the idea that frustration leads to aggression
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Paired distinciveness
Definition
the pairing of two distinctive events that stand out even more because they co-occur
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Subtyping
Definition
explaining away exceptions to a given stereotype by creating a subcategory of the stereotyped group that can be expected to differ from the group as a whole
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Stereotype threat
Definition
people's fear of confirming the stereotypes that others have regarding a group of which they are a member
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