PSYC 331 MIDTERM #1 Questions With Complete Solutions

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 - Behaviour based Can be: 1. Interpersonal: one on one interaction between people; their group membership can change the questions they ask 2. Organization: ensures that some people receive better or worse treatment 3. Institutional: structures that ensure what some people are treated better or worse 4. Cultural: certain norms in a culture that p