12 Questions
What is stereotyping a component of in the context of prejudice?
Cognitive component
What is discrimination in the context of prejudice?
Behaviour directed toward a person based on their group membership
According to Allport, what is the most severe level of discrimination?
Extermination
What is the affective component of prejudice?
A hostile or negative feeling
What is an example of antilocution, according to Allport's levels of discrimination?
Verbal prejudice or propaganda
Why does the author think many people may already be participating in discrimination?
Because they are born into a family that already participates in antilocution
What is shooter bias an example of?
Implicit bias
What is the justification suppression hypothesis?
The tendency to suppress implicit biases in public
What is the term for brief and everyday slights, insults, and denigrating messages sent to individuals based on social identity?
Microaggressions
What is the term for the tendency for people to assume that differences between groups are greater than they actually are?
Categorization
What is the term for the idea that places with high population density have less helpful people due to cognitive overload?
Urban overload hypothesis
What is the term for the phenomenon where privately everyone knows something is wrong, but publicly nobody addresses it?
Pluralistic ignorance
Learn about the components of prejudice, including stereotyping, affective and behavioral components. Discover how prejudice affects our perception of social groups and leads to discrimination.
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