Psychology GCSE: Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination - Key Terms
This set of flashcards defines important social psychology terms, including stereotypes as oversimplified ideas about others, judgments as opinions often based on stereotypes, media as communication channels, and role models as influential figures children tend to imitate.
Define stereotype
oversimplified and generalised set of ideas that we have about others
Key Terms
Define stereotype
oversimplified and generalised set of ideas that we have about others
Define judgements
opinions we have of others and/or their behaviours often based on stereotypes
Define media
means of communication, e.g. television, radio, internet and newspapers
Define role model
someone a child looks up to and is likely to copy
Define prejudice
rigid set of attitudes and beliefs towards particular groups of people. these attitudes are usually negative but not always
Define discrimination
the way an individual behaves towards another person or group as a result of a prejudice they hold against them. this behaviour is generally negati...
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| Term | Definition |
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Define stereotype | oversimplified and generalised set of ideas that we have about others |
Define judgements | opinions we have of others and/or their behaviours often based on stereotypes |
Define media | means of communication, e.g. television, radio, internet and newspapers |
Define role model | someone a child looks up to and is likely to copy |
Define prejudice | rigid set of attitudes and beliefs towards particular groups of people. these attitudes are usually negative but not always |
Define discrimination | the way an individual behaves towards another person or group as a result of a prejudice they hold against them. this behaviour is generally negative but it can be positive |
Define authoritarian personality | a type of personality that is prone to being prejudiced |
What are 6 characteristics of an authoritarian personality? |
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| questionnaire used by Adorno to measure personality characteristics |
Define in-groups | people you have things in common with and can relate to |
Define out-groups | people you have nothing in common with and you oppose their ideas |
Define jigsaw method | technique used by Aronson to reduce prejudice within a group of mixed race students |
Define expert method | another name for the jigsaw method but each member of the group becomes an expert on a particular topic and then passes on their knowledge to the rest of the group |
Define contact | seeing, speaking or writing to someone |
Define empathy | being able to put yourself in someone else’s position psychologically and understand how that person is feeling |