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31 Cards in this Set
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what is stereotyping?
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particular traits are thought to be characteristic of an entire group ( + or -)
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What is a prejudice?
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attitude ( or affective response) to a certain group
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What is discrimination?
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an action toward another group
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How are the ingroup and the outgroup different?
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the differences are exagerated
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what is the outgroup homogenity effect?
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everyone in the outgroup is the same
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what is the in group heterogenity effect?
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our group has a variety of differences
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what is an example of own race bias?
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all asians look alike
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What happens between ingroups and outgroups when someone is threatened?
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ingroup favoritism, outgroup prejudice increases
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What is another name for the economic theory?
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realistic conflict theory
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what is does the economic theory state?
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groups competing for limited resources. This forces prejudices to form.
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social categorization
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the classifcation of persons in groups on the basis of common attributes
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entit theorists
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peolpe who tend to see social groups as relatively fixed.
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incremental tehorists?
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people who tend to see social groups as relatively dynamic and changeable with less consistency
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illusionary correlation?
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an overestimate of the assosication between variables that are only slightly or not at all correlated.
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contrast effect?
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tendencey to percieve stimuli that differ from expectations as being even more different than they really are
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subliminal presentation
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a method of presenting stimuli so faint that people do now know they have been exposed to them
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superordinate goal?
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a shared goal that can be achieved only through cooperation among individuals or groups
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realistic conflict theory?
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the theory that hostility between groups is caused by direct competition for limited resources.
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relative deprivation?
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feelings of discontent aroused by the belief that one fares poorly compared with others
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ingroup favoritism
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the tendency to discriminate in favor of ingroups over outgroups
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social identity theory?
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the theory that people favor ingroups over outgroups to enchance self esteem
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social dominance orientation?
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a desire to see ones ingroup as dominant over other groups and a willingness to adopt cultural values that facilitate oppression over other groups
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social role theory?
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the theory that small gender differences are magnified in perception by the contrasting social roles occupied by men and women
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contact hypothesis?
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the theory that direct contact between hostil groups will reduce prejudice under the certain conditions
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theory of planned behavior?
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the theory that attitudes toward a specific behavior combine with subjective norms and perceived control to influence a persons actions
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persuasion?
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the process by which attitudes are changed
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central route to persuasion?
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the process by which a person thinks carefully about a communication and is influenced by the strength of its arguments
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peripheral route to persuasion?
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the process by which a person does not think carefully about a communication and is influenced instead by superficial cues
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elaboration? t
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the process of thinking about the arguments in persuasion
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what is an example of economic theory?
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Robbers Cave?
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What is a cognative theory?
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we demonstrate stereotypes because we have limited resources
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