Mean Girls Practice SAC

What are the 3 components of the Tri Component Model?

• Stereotype, Prejudice, Discrimination

• Attribution, Cognitive Bias, Dissonance

• Affective, Behavioural, Cognitive

• Thoughts, Feelings, Actions

When Cady throws the party at her house, discuss how one component of her attitude towards her parents is inconsistent with the other two.

1. Describe the three components of Cady’s attitude towards ‘The Plastics’ when she first arrives at North Shore High School.

When Karen asks, "If you're from Africa, why are you white?"- what heuristic has she applied.

• Availability

• Representative

• Affect

• Cognitive Bias

When Janice draws the map of the cafeteria, what does she apply to describe the different groups?

• In groups and out groups.

• Discrimination

• Prejudice

• Stereotypes

Identify and describe two Stereotypes from the movie, and identify a Prejudiced assumption that would go with each of these.

What type of power does Regina George possess? Justify using an example from the film.

When Regina George disinvites Janice from her pool party, what is informing this behaviour?

• Prejudice

• Heuristic

• Cognitive Bias

• Discrimination

Explain the difference between an ingroup and outgroup with reference to an example from the movie.

"On Wednesday's we wear pink."

What is influencing the likelihood of conformity in this statement.

• Normative Influence

• Group Size

• Social Loafing

• Culture