Reducing bias Flashcards
What are internal motivations
stems from personal beliefs that discrimination is wrong
what are people with internal motivations more likely to do
recognise conflicts between prejudices and actions
what are external motivations
a result of social pressure
what are a result of external motivations
feeling irritated and resentful
what is a consequence of external motivations
does not necessarily prevent discrimination
what is stereotype rebound
unwanted thoughts return in greater strength after suppression
what is perspective taking
making an active effort to take someone else’s perspective
what can perspective taking be facilitated by
Writing a day in the life about a social group member
Listening to someone’s own account of their experiences with discrimination
what are the consequences of perspective taking
strengthens associations between ingroups and outgroups
-leads to internal motivations
what is social identity model of collective action
actions taken by a group to achieve a goal
what are precursors in social identity model
-perceived injustice
-relevance to social identity
-self-efficacy
summarise methods in experiment 1 Petzel et al
Perspective taking - male vs female scientists
-emphasised perceived injustices
summarise methods in experiment 2 Petzel et al
relating inequities to men’s social identity via blame
what are the different routes in the elaboration likelihood model
central routes and peripheral routes
explain central routes
expert sources of information
empirical evidence
explain peripheral routes
promotion of empathy
apply elaboration likelihood to Petzel et al
empirical evidence of gender bias
perspective taking of female scientist
what is the contact hypothesis
Under proper conditions, interaction between ingroup and outgroup members leads to positive change
who may contact hypothesis be helpful for
-those high in prejudice
-those who avoid contact with outgroups
-those in high intergroup anxiety
limitations of contact hypothesis (negative contact)
-reinforce stereotypes
-increases stereotype application
describe extended contact
Having an ingroup friend who has outgroup friend(s) is associated with lower prejudice and reduced intergroup anxiety
describe media contact
- Positive portrayals in the media can improve intergroup attitudes
Works for both real life and fictional characters
describe imagined contact
Mentally practicing a first meeting with an outgroup member
what does imagined contact reduce
Negative emotions and anxiety
Physiological reactions in response to intergroup contact
