PSYCH 4130: Prejudice and Gender Stereotypes

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What is the main goal of companies implementing diversity training programs?

To raise awareness of implicit biases among employees

What is the cognitive source of prejudice that involves categorizing people into groups?

Categorization

When are people more likely to rely on stereotypes?

When they are under pressure and stressed

What is the result of the outgroup homogeneity effect?

People perceive outgroup members as more similar to one another

What is the tendency for people to recognize their own race?

Own-race bias

What is the term for the effect where people perceive outgroup members as more similar to one another than ingroup members?

Outgroup homogeneity effect

Why do people tend to categorize people into groups?

Because it helps them to make judgments easily

What is the result of stereotyping?

People make judgments easily

When do people tend to see the diversity within their own group?

When the social group is familiar

What is the main difference between categorization and stereotyping?

Categorization is a cognitive process, while stereotyping is an emotional response

Learn about prejudice and gender stereotypes, including employment discrimination, favoritism, and how they affect behavior. Understand how stereotypes can lead to mistaken actions and biases.

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