Relate person perception processes, attributional bias, and the principles of attitude formation and group processes to prejudice
What will be an ideal response?
Prejudice is a negative attitude toward a person because of group membership, while discrimination is an action. Prejudice and discrimination tend to go hand in hand. Prejudice is supported by stereotyping. Unfortunately stereotypes are highly resistant to change. Stereotypes persist because of the subjectivity of person perception. Memory biases are tilted in favor of confirming people's prejudices. Attributional processes, such as the tendency to assume that others' behavior reflects their dispositions, can contribute to the perpetuation of prejudice. Blaming victims of misfortune for their adversity, can also contribute to prejudice. Transmission of prejudice across generations occurs in part due to observational learning and may be strengthened through operant conditioning. Realistic group conflict theory proposes that competition between groups fosters prejudice and that the tendency to see outgroups as homogenous serves to strengthen prejudice.
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a. thalamus and hypothalamus b. temporal and parietal lobes c. limbic system d. occipital lobes and cerebellum
Topical areas of child development are confined to particular age ranges that are encompassed in the field of child development
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A physician places a man's sperm directly into a woman's vagina. This method of fertilization is known as
a. natural insemination. c. surrogate fertilization. b. artificial insemination. d. in vitro fertilization.
Research suggests that you are more likely to:
a. feel deindividuated in a small town. b. feel deindividuated when wearing a uniform. c. feel combative rather than kind when feeling deindividuated. d. demonstrate mindlessness when feeling deindividuated.