U2O2 SAC Revision

The mental processes we use to form impressions and draw conclusions about the personal characteristics of other people

• attribution

• person perception

• discrimination

• prejudice

Holding a negative attitude (feeling) towards the members of a group, based solely on their membership of that group

• prejudice

• stereotype

• discrimination

• attribution

The importance of an individual’s position in the group, as perceived by the group members

• ingroup

• outgroup

• status

• power

What is the difference between members of an in-group and an out-group?

• Members of the in-group rely on members of the out-group for leadership.
• Members of the in-group set the agenda that members of the out-group must follow.
• Members of the in-group identify with each other, but not with members of the out-group.
• Members of the in-group are constantly seeking to join the members of the out-group.

Prejudice is a(n) _____ while discrimination is a(n) _____.

• behavior; attitude
• instinct; choice
• attitude; behavior
• choice; instinct

___ states that the more we see or experience of something, the more we will like it.

• The Social Thinking Theory
• Attraction
• The Mere Exposure Effect
• Foot in the Door 

The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal dispositions on another's behavior is called

• the bystander effect

• the fundamental attribution error

• deindividuation

• mere exposure effect

Hilly assuming that all African Americans are unsanitary and carry diseases is an example of a/an

the emotional reactions or feelings an individual has towards an object, person, group, event or issue is the ______ component of the tri-component model

• affective

• behavioural

• cognitive

The beliefs we have about an object, person, group, event or issue is the ______ component of the tri-component model

• affective

• behavioural

• cognitive