Social Perception and Stereotypes

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How we form impressions of ourselves and others, including attributions of behaviors. Ex: stereotypes

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person perception

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The theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situations or a person's encouraging traits. Ex: internal vs. external locus of control

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attribution theory

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A negative attitude towards a group and its members. Ex: feeling disgusted because of a person's ethnicity

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prejudice

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A generalized belief about a group of people. Ex: black people only eat chicken and watermelon

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stereotype

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unjustifiable negative behavior towards a group of people or its members. Ex: excluding a black person from activities because of their skin color

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discrimination

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The tendency for people to believe the world is just and people get what they deserve. Ex: good is rewarded and evil is punished

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just-world phenomenon

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"us" people with whom we share a common identity. Ex: groups when dividing reward

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ingroup

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"them" those perceived as different or apart from our in group, Ex: thinking all people in out group are the same.

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out group

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The tendency to view our ethnic or racial group as superior. Ex: Christianity is the only right religion.

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ethnocentrism

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The tendency to favor our own group Ex; Saying our group is better for a task.

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in group bias