1. Ch 8: Prejudice (labeled as ‘Ch 9’ in Myers’ text)
Part 1: Oct. 15, 2012

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

3. Racism Distinction between overt & modern racism
Now, ‘modern racism’ is more likely
What are these types of behaviors?
Implicit racism – unconscious operation
Differences in judgments of criminal defendants

4. Implicit Attitudes
Use of the Implicit Association Test (IAT) to assess
Results of IAT administered to kids:
Differences in IAT for attitudes learned early/late in life:
Effects of implicit bias – on outgroup perceptions
What is outgroup homogeneity?

5. Sexism Gender stereotypes – prescriptive vs. descriptive stereotypes
Ambivalent sexism:
Hostile sexism –
Benevolent sexism -

6. Links to discrimination –
Occupational differences - “sex segregation”
Wage gap for comparable jobs: