Ch 5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, & Discrimination Part 1: Sept. 24, 2010

Conceptual Definitions Distinguishing stereotype, prejudice, & discrimination from each other: Stereotype = Prejudice = Discrimination = – Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive components? – Groups can be ingroups (our own groups) or outgroups (groups other than our own)

Racism Less overt racism today – Now, ‘modern racism’ is more likely What are these types of behaviors? – Implicit racism – unconscious operation Differences in judgments of criminal defendants How to best measure racism? – Implicit Association Test (IAT) – how does it work?

Perceptual differences – Ingroup vs. outgroup member judgments: What are some research results related to this? – Interracial interactions: Behavioral differences based on implicit racism –

Sexism Gender stereotypes – – Differences between prescriptive and descriptive stereotypes – Ambivalent sexism: Hostile sexism – Benevolent sexism -

– Behavioral differences in hostile & benevolent sexism? – Links to discrimination – Occupational differences - “sex segregation”

Stereotype Threat Targets may clearly perceive discrimination & react – Making attributions about discrimination Protecting self-esteem But negative long term effects? Claude Steele’s research on stereotype threat: – face negative stereotype & fear you will be evaluated based on that  causes you to confirm that stereotype

– How does it affect performance? 1) 2) Do you need to believe in the stereotype? – Steele & Aronson’s experiments – Academic performance – race differences – How is stereotype threat manipulated? Academic performance – gender differences – How to protect against ster. threat: