Exam 2: Categorization and Stereotyping: Cognitive Processes

A stereotype is a set of beliefs about the members of a social group.

Banaji and Hardin 1996)found that participants made faster associations between gendered role words father,nurse)and gendered pronouns his,her)when:

We are most likely to categorize ____.

Social groups that we are not members of are called:

What are 2 consequences of stereotyping for our perceptions of others?

Research shows that when participants are made cognitively busy with other tasks,they

Cultural stereotypes are most often instilled through:

Thinking that "they're all the same" about outgroup members reflects the:

Explain how subtyping works and why it enables stereotypes to persist.

Stereotypes perpetuate themselves because:

Which interaction goal did Richeson and Ambady 2001)find diminished stereotyping?

Automatic stereotyping is inevitable.

Stereotypes contain more situational than dispositional content.

What is hypodescent? How does it affect our perceptions of mixed-race people?

All stereotypes are negative.

When confronted with an individual who doesn't fit with our stereotype for that group,what are we likely to do?

The part of the brain that is likely involved in primary social categorization is the:

Stereotypes cause us to assume that groups e.g. ,men and women)are more different than they actually are.

Where do stereotypes come from?

Using one of the factors that guides social categorization perceptual similarity,accessibility,or perceived threat),explain how you would categorize a person who walks with a cane or walker.