Zimbardo’s Prison StudyShowed how we deindividuate AND become the roles we are given.Philip Zimbardo has students at Stanford U play the roles of prisoner and prison guards in the basement of psychology building.They were given uniforms and numbers for each prisoner.What do you think happened?Role Playing can also affect attitudes!

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Social Relations

Stereotype

a generalized (sometimes accurate, but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people

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Prejudice – “PRE JUDGE”

an unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members based on stereotypes you have about them

What

prejudices

(negative

attitudes)

do you

have

against

teachers?3

Implicit vs. Explicit Prejudice

Explicit prejudice is conscious and overtImplicit prejudice is a belief that you don’t even know you have

Overt prejudicehas waned overtime, but subtleprejudicelingers.

Explicit/Overt

Implicit/Subtle

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Ingroup

“Us”- people with whom one shares a common identity

Outgroup

“Them”- those perceived as different or apart from one’s ingroup

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Discrimination – “ACTION”

Unjustifiable negative BEHAVIOR toward a group and its members

How

do

students

discriminate

against

teachers?

Blue Eyes /

Brown Eyes6

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Ingroup Bias

tendency to favor one’s own group

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Scapegoat Theory theory that prejudice

provides an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame People lashing out at

innocent Arab-Americansfollowing 9/11

Children with high IQscores at age 10 typicallyexpress low prejudiceat age 30

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Just-World Phenomenon

the belief that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get

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Social Inequalities –People with money, power, and prestige tend to be prejudiced against those without

“Blame the Victim” dynamic – rape exampleSlave owners perceived slaves as being innately lazy, ignorant, and irresponsible, thereby having the traits that “justified” enslaving them

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Aggression

any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy

Frustration-Aggression Principle

principle that frustration – the blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal –creates anger, which can generate aggression

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Social Relations

Conflict

perceived incompatibility of actions, goals, or ideas

“You cannot shake hands with a

clenched fist.” – Gandhi, 1971

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