Chap 1 part 1 : prejudices, stereotypes and discrimination Flashcards
endogroupes
ingroups
exogroupes
outgroups
… enable us to organize our perceptions about people, freeing us from the burden of attending to all the characteristics of each person we meet
social categories
The Rosenthal effect is all about
self-fulfilling prophecies
When a group views itself positively, we call it
ingroup favoritism
When a group views other groups negatively, we call it
outgroup derogation
Who has run the most prominent example of negative affect towards an ingroup in 1939 with the “Doll Test” ?
Clark and Clark
The … is a methodology proposed by Tajfel and his colleagues to investigate the minimal conditions required for discrimination to occur between groups
Minimal group paradigm
Who created the social identity theory ?
Henri Tajfel and John Turner
According to the social identity theory, what are the 3 mental processes involved in evaluating others ?
social categorization -> social identification -> social comparison
The fact that a group views other groups negatively
outgroup derogation
What is the minimal group paradigm ?
a methodology proposed by Tajfel and his colleagues to investigate the minimal conditions required for discrimination to occur between groups
What is the theory elaborated by Brewer in 1991 ?
Optimal Distinctiveness Theory
In the Optimal Distinctiveness Theory, people are motivated to identify with groups that provide an optimal balance between 2 needs, which needs ?
Assimilation and Differenciation
How is called the theory proposing that people are motivated to reduce subjective uncertainty ?
Subjective Uncertainty Reduction Theory
