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The ABCs of prejudice
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affective component- prejudice part
behavioral component-discrimination cognitive component- stereotype |
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in-group
out-group |
a group you belong to
a group you don't belong to |
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you remember...
you don't remember... ...which enforces your stereotype |
the actions that support your stereotype
the actions that don't support your stereotype |
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social distancing
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distancing yourself from people we don't like
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prejudice
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a hostile or negative attitude toward a distinguishable group of people, based solely on their membership in that group
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stereotype
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A generalization about a group of people in which certain traits are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members
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Discrimination
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Unjustified neg. or harmful action toward a member of a group simply because of his/her membership in that group
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Illusory Correlation
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the tendency to see relationships where their are not relationships
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Realistic Conflict Theory
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- there are only so many resources, so we form groups to fight for resources
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failure of logic
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anything we find emotionally based we don't want to think about it, cuz we realize its illogical
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stereotype threat
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the apprehension experienced by members of a group
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Six rules that reduce prejudice
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1. Mutual Interdependence
2. A common goal 3. Equal status 4. Informal, interpersonal contact 5. Multiple contact 6. Social norms of equality |
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affective forecasting
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you are not always good at predicting how stuff will make you feel
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Own-race bias
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you recognize your own race's facial features better than others
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Source Monitoring
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The process whereby people try to identify the source of their memories
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Voodoo death
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when you think you are going to die, then you do
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Resilience
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mild, transient reactions to stressful events, followed by a quick return to normal, healthy functioning
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stress
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neg. feelings and beliefs that arise whenever people feel unable to cope w/ the demands in their environment
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Hans GAS (General Adaptation Syndrome)-
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at the beginning your immune system is working hard, which is good, but if you are constantly stressed your immune system works in overdrive, and it attacks your body, then when you are no longer stressed, you crash
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Internal-External Locus of Control
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The tendency to believe that things happen because we control them vs. believing that good and bad outcomes are out of our control
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Perceived Control
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The belief that we can influence our environment in ways that determine whether we experience positive or neg. outcomes; can reduce stress
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self-efficacy
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the belief in one’s ability to carry out specific actions that produce desired outcomes; decreases stress level
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Learned Helplessness
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- the state of pessimism that attributing a neg. event to stable, internal, and global factors
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Coping with Stress
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Directly dealing w/ the problem
deal w/ the stress itself- by having social support- the perception that others are responsive and receptive to one’s needs |
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Type A-
Type B- |
type of person who is typically competitive, inpatient……
type of person who is typically relaxed, patient… |