PSYC 331|131 MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS|73 PAGES|2024

INTERGROUP RELATIONS - ️️any aspect of human interaction that involves individuals perceiving themselves as members of a social category, or being perceived by others as belonging to a social category PREJUDICE - ️️an attitude toward a group (either favorable or unfavourable) - Feeling/emotion based - Can be overt (willing to self report) or hidden (privately held because we know its a social stigma to share) STEREOTYPES - ️️A belief about a group of people (eg. attributes, characteristics, typical behaviors) - Belief based, cognition - Generalization (extending beyond just known group members) Three key aspects: 1. Shared across many people in a culture or known by the culture 2. Accuracy* - There is a small kernel of truth that are largely overgeneralized or the accuracy is not situated in actual differences between the groups 3. Descriptive (how people behave) and prescriptive (how people should behave) DISCRIMINATION - ️️behaviours directed toward people on the basis of their group members