attitudes and stereotypes extended responses

• What are the negative outcomes of social categorisation?


  Prejudice and discrimination
• How is social categorisation defined?

  Classifying people as part of a group based on shared attributes
• What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

  Prejudice is negative feelings, while discrimination is unjustified negative behavior
• Give two examples of prejudice in society.

  Gender and race
• What is social influence as a cause of prejudice?


  Learning prejudice from family, peers, friends, and media
• How does intergroup competition lead to prejudice?


  Competing for scarce resources creates a perception of threat
• What role does social categorisation play in prejudice?


  It leads to unconscious identification of in-group and out-group members
• What is the just-world phenomenon?


  Assumption that everything happens for a reason, leading to victim-blaming
• What is one way to reduce prejudice through intergroup contact?


  Contact between opposing groups allows individuals to see the outgroup as individuals
• How do superordinate goals help reduce prejudice?


  They require both groups to work together to achieve a common goal
• What is mutual interdependence in reducing prejudice?


  When groups depend on each other to meet their goals, fostering cooperation
• What is equal-status contact in reducing prejudice?


  Interaction between individuals of similar status in a situation
• What is social identity theory according to Tajfel and Turner?


  It suggests how people develop a sense of self in terms of group membership
• What are the three mental processes for evaluating others in social identity theory?


  Social categorisation, social identity, and social comparison
• How does Jasmine categorise people in the first tennis club?


  As competitive, sporty tennis players
• What identity does Jasmine adopt from the first club?


  She becomes a competitive tennis player who takes the game seriously
• How does Jasmine use social comparison to enhance her self-esteem?


  She perceives the first club as more successful than the second club
• How does Nathan categorise people in the second tennis club?


  As social tennis players who like to have fun
• What identity does Nathan adopt from the second club?


  He becomes a friendly tennis player who enjoys a casual hit
• How does Nathan use social comparison to enhance his self-esteem?


  He perceives the second club as more fun than the first club
• What is one strength of Tajfel and Turner's theory?


  It explains behavior where there is a desire to benefit the welfare of others
• What is one limitation of Tajfel and Turner's theory?


  It has poor predictive power
• What is the function of stereotypes?


  Stereotypes allow people to make decisions quickly and easily
• What stereotype might Jasmine make about the first tennis club?


  All players are serious and train hard
• What stereotype might Nathan make about the second tennis club?


  All players are friendly and like to have a chat