Basics of Intergroup Relations
These mental representations, usually negative and exaggerated, make up the Cognitive component of intergroup attitudes
Stereotypes
The tendency, fueled by positive distinctiveness, to view one's ingroup as more diverse than others
Outgroup Homogeneity
Seeking out and remembering behavior that confirms ones existing stereotypes is an example of THIS.
Confirmation Bias
The inclination to give a positive explanation for the status quo, especially if it benefits your ingroup
System Justification
Interpretations of intersectionality that suggest marginalization has a cumulative effect
Additive Explanations/Models
Behavior that involves acting based on prejudice or favoring certain groups over others
Discrimination
Henri Tajfel's theory, often tested using the Minimal Groups Paradigm
Social Identity Theory
According to this theory by Alice Eagly, many stereotypes come from a group's historical duties
Social Role Theory
The belief that there are innate essences that make things what they are
Essentialism
This term refers to aspects of group membership that can be directly perceived
Genotype
In the "ABC" model of attitudes, this is the "A."
Prejudice
According to this theory, we develop prejudice against outgroups that compete with the ingroup for resources
Realistic Conflict Theory
A teacher who has lower expectations of students from a certain background subconsciously behaves in a way that causes students from that background to perform poorly. This is an example of what?
Self-fulfilling prophecy
An ideology associated with obedience for authority and traditional values and punishment of deviant ingroup members
Right-Wing Authoritarianism
Proponents of THIS perspective argue that small average differences are overblown and group overlap ignored.
Gender Similarity
The need to have identities that make us feel good and unique.
Positive distinctiveness
An objective that unites two previously conflicting groups
Superordinate Goal
Subtyping
People high in THIS desire an hierarchy between groups, with their ingroup at the top
Social Dominance Orientation
This hypothesis/theory suggests that androcentrism harms men of marginalized groups by exposing them to the most prejudice.
The Subordinate Male Target Hypothesis (aka the Theory of Gendered Prejudice)
This phenomenon might cause powerful groups being experiencing higher levels of equality to display more prejudice.
Group Relative Deprivation
Despite guaranteeing the most points for their group, participants in Tajfel's studies did not employ this strategy.
Maximum In-group Profit
A person with a strong fear of being cancelled for saying something politically incorrect is high in THIS.
External motivation to respond without prejudice
An ideology associated with its roots in US history that places a moral value on how hard a worker someone is
Protestant Work Ethic
According to this hypothesis, less prototypical group members are not immediately recognized as members of their ingroups.
The Intersectional Invisibility Hypothesis