soc psych

• Stereotypes


  Generalizations or assumptions that people make about the characteristics of all members of a group based on an image about what people in that group are like
• Types of stereotypes


  • Age stereotypes
  • Gender stereotypes
  • Racial stereotypes
  • Religious stereotypes
  • Political stereotypes
  • Nationality stereotypes
• Age stereotypes


  • Beliefs against individuals or groups because of their age, including positive and negative ageism
• Gender stereotypes


  • Beliefs held about people on the basis of their being either male or female
• Racial stereotypes


  • Beliefs about groups of people divided according to their physical characteristics like skin color, hair, eyes, nose
• Stereotypes are aids to explanation
• Stereotypes are energy saving devices
• Stereotypes are shared group beliefs
• Stereotypes form to accentuate differences between groups, simplify the environment, and serve self-enhancement motivations
• Stereotypes distort information processing through oversimplification, negativity, guiding attention, and guiding interpretation
• Stereotypes can lead to prejudice and discrimination, with disturbing implications for the legal system