Thursday, April 15, 2010

Social Cognition : Social Issues

Stereotypes

Formation:
-Strongly held attitudes based on powerful schema
-Based on first impression of people of a certain group(first indian i saw touched my ass)
-Simplification through association

Implications:
-Schemas are continually reinforced in our environment - we notice information that confirms then then those that contradicts them
-Blinds us to individual differences
-Reflects our socio-cultural beliefs

Overcoming:
-Disconfirming information
  • Bookkeeping
  • Conversion
  • Sub typing


Prejudice

Formation:
-Belief in one's own superiority
-Negative - hostile towards a group or person
-Positive - Undying support for own group

Discrimination
-Acts of verbal or physical violence towards an out-group

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