Stereotyping & Prejudice

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Stereotyping & Prejudice
(PSY3047/5047)

Handouts (for class)

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Topic	Whitley & Kite
Intro to Stereotyping and Prejudice	Ch. 1
Methods and Measures	Ch. 2
Stereotypes and Social Categorization	Ch. 3
Stereotype Activation and Application	Ch. 4
Blink
Contemporary Prejudice	Ch. 5
Prejudiced Personality	Ch. 6
Prejudice Development	Ch. 7
Social Context of Prejudice	Ch. 8
Sexism, Ageism, Heterosexism	Ch. 9
Prejudice to Discrimination	Ch. 10
Experiencing Prejudice	Ch. 11
Reducing Prejudice	Ch. 12

Privilege Exercise

Is privilege often invisible or unconscious?

B-W Face continuum

Table Illusion

Note: reality may not be accurate (2 tables are actually the same size). Thus, even when you determine yourself that the tables are the same, your perceptions cannot change (Analogy: knowing about a bias does not necessarily eliminate it).

Implicit Attitudes

	Test yourself for hidden biases (Project Implicit)
	A critical look at the IAT (unconscious attitudes polarize psychologists)

Outgroup Homogeneity

Test yourself on ability to distinguish Asian groups (All Look the Same)

Aversive Racism

Explore contemporary forms of racism.

Cognitive Style Measures

	Need for Cognition
	Need for Closure
	Causal Uncertainty

Lessons on Prejudice

Watch the film A Class Divided and see footage from Classic film, Eye of the Storm (1971), in which a third grade teacher, Ms Elliott divides class by eye color to demonstrate the effects of discrimination. Also interviews students 20 years later to see how it affected their lives. A similar experiment is done on prison employees.

Native American Mascot Issue

Are team nicknames and mascots offensive or do they honor Native Americans?

Stigma

Current research on stigma of mental illness

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