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Cognitive representation; associates a social group with attributes in an over simplified way

Attitude; unjustified negative attitude towards a social group

Action; unjustified action towards a social group

Classifying people into groups (age, gender, race, occupation); automatically done, natural cognitive function (we are cognitive misers)

Identification with or not with a group; after we socially categorize someone, we then decide if ingroup or outgroup

Members of the outgroup seem more similar

Less favorable views of groups we don't belong in (self serving bias)

1) assign trivial group criteria 2) Rate group member

 -Ingroup favored more

1)We all have the need to maintain/enhance self-esteem 2)Self esteem influenced but personal and social (group) identities 3)Motivated to rate ingroup higher than outgroup

1)Ingroup bias experience leads to increased self esteem 2)Self-esteem threat leads to increased ingroup bias 3)Lower status groups show more ingroup bias

1)Group knows about their own stereotype 2)Become anxious in potential stereotype confirming situation 3)Anxiety interferes with optimal functioning- stereotype confirmed

1)Stereotypes are beliefs are different cognitive structures 2)Stereotypes can be activated automatically 3)Behavior based on stereotypes (can change if motivated) 4)Prejudice reduction is a long, difficult process

1) Subtyping- gives an exception to overall stereotype 2)Illusory Correlation- overestimating the relationship of 2 unusual events 3) Ultimate Attribution Error-negative behavior of outgroup is due to personality, positive behavior is due to situation 4)Stereotype Suppression

1)Proximity/Opportunity to interact 2)Reciprocal Liking 3)Similarity 4)Physical Attractiveness

Rating how much we like someone based on similarities with subject.

We are more attracted to people who are of similar attractiveness (ugly with ugly, hot with hot)

Beauty and youth

Handsomeness, wealth, status, age (older)

Attractive people perceived to have more positive qualities

Big eyes, small nose (baby face); prominent cheekbones, large chin. Symmetry. No extremes