Understanding Stereotypes and Their Formation

Which of the following best describes a stereotype?

• A negative belief about a group of people

• A generalized belief about someone based on their membership.

• Unjust behaviour towards people because

• A personal opinion about a single person.

List different types of stereotypes (for example, gender stereotypes)

Identify theories/explanations that attempt to explain stereotype formation.

• Social Identity Theory

• grain of truth hypothesis

• Illusory correlations

• Social cognitive theory

What is the Out-group Homogeneity Effect?

• The tendency to see members of one's own group as more similar to each other than members of other groups.

• The tendency to see members of other groups as more similar to each other than members of one's own group.

• The belief that all groups are equally diverse.

• The perception that one's own group is superior to others.

How Social identity theory explains the formation of stereotypes?

PLAN:

1. 1. what is social identity theory

2. 2. introduce in-group / out-group

3. 3. out-group homogeneity

4. 4. connect to stereotype

What role does the Grain of Truth Hypothesis play in maintaining stereotypes?

• It creates a link between a behaviour and a group

• It provides a small basis for stereotypes, making them seem credible可信.

• It shows that the members of the group shares the stereotypical behaviour at least to a small degree

Explain how illusory correlation can lead to the formation of stereotypes.