Ch 5: Stereotypes, Prejudice, & Discrimination Part 3: Sept. 29, 2010

Blue-eyed Video Jane Elliott’s work: – 1970 video “Eye of the Storm” with 3 rd graders & follow up Elliott now runs organizational & campus diversity seminars – “Angry Eye” video with adult diversity training Elliott’s main point? – How can we predict our reactions to discrimination?

What causes prejudice? 2) Cognitive factors – – Categorization – importance of heuristics Outgroup homogeneity effect – what is it? – Why does it happen? » 1) » 2)

Perpetuating Stereotypes Illusory correlations – cognitive error that pairs 2 variables that really aren’t correlated Stereotyped groups & stereotypic behaviors Attributions – focus on explanations for behaviors Subtyping – allows for reinforcement of existing stereotype

Confirmation Bias Cognitive effect of searching for confirming info – Stone’s (1997) experiment – listen to tape of basketball game & evaluate “Mark Flick” How were evaluations consistent with racial stereotypes? Link with self-fulfilling prophecy?

Are stereotypes automatic? Devine’s research distinguishes between automatic & controlled processing of into. – Automatic – triggered under certain conditions – Controlled – can override stereotype in 2 nd step – Cognitive effort involved in controlled processing

What causes prejudice? 3) Culture – Importance of socialization by parents, peers, media, etc. – Gender stereotype examples What is a typical stereotype? Correlation between parents’ stereotypes & kids’ Links to parenting behaviors & kids’ play behaviors Partly due to gender role stereotypes (Eagly’s research)