Perceptual Foundations
Conceptual Foundations
Social Foundations
Consequences of Social Categorization
100

What is perceptual learning?

Extracting and internalizing information from the senses.

100

What is conceptual learning?

Understanding abstract ideas, concepts, and how to organize ideas

100

True or False. Does self-identification foster social categorization?

True

100

Is racial bias a consequence of social categorization? 

True/yes

200

Yes or No. Noticing a difference indicates categorization. 

No

200

In early conceptual development, children rely on ______, _______ theories to guide category-based inferences in systematic ways.

abstract, intuitive

200
The article mentioned a study where adolescent boys were placed into two separate novel groups during a summer camp. What did the results of this study reveal about own-group positivity bias?

Revealed that own-group positivity bias emerges in response to similarity shared between individuals, even in the absence of competitive or cooperative primes.

200
True or false. The development of positive attitudes toward the in-group and negative attitudes toward the out-group rely on different developmental processes.

True

300

In Bodenhausen 1988, what conclusion about the effect of social categorization on memory did the study demonstrate?  

Social categorization influences memory. Adults remember stereotype-consistent information over stereotype-inconsistent information.

300

What is the main category-based inference children use to guide their conceptual understanding of categories?

In-group preference/bias. 

300

Among preschool- and primary school-aged children, random assignment to a novel group of children is sufficient to activate what social motivations?

play more with in-group members 

trust in-group members more 

share more with in-group members

evaluate in-group members more favorably 

300

Around what age is it evident that stereotype-based performance effects emerge in development? For example, girls performance in math. 

5 years old