Explain+the+formation+of+stereotypes+and+their+effect+on+behavior

= **__ Explain the formation of stereotypes and their effect on behavior. __** =


 * ====__Key__==== || ====__Definition__==== ||
 * Social Categorization || Argument by Tajfel - Stereotypes are a natural cognitive process: that does not explain how it actually happens. ||
 * Gatekeeper || (Campbell 1967) The media, parents, and other members of our culture, which is one of the two key sources of stereotypes. ||
 * Grain of Truth Hypothesis || (Campbell) An experience with an individual from a group will then be generalized to the group. ||
 * Illusory Correlation || (Hamilton & Gifford 1976) People see a relationship between two variables even when there is none, which forms stereotypes. ||
 * Confirmation Bias || People tend to overlook information that contradicts what they already believe. ||
 * Social Desirability Effect || A confounding variable in research on stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. ||


 * ~ =Stereotype= ||
 * [[image:http://theinhousecreative.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/adam-furman_stereotype.jpg width="329" height="268" align="center"]] ||
 * A social perception of an individual in terms of group membership or physical attributes. ||


 * ~ =Formation of Stereotypes= ||
 * = ===[[image:http://www.studienverlauf.de/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tajfel-portrait.jpg width="67" height="89"]]===

Tajfel
|| A natural cognitive process of **social categorization** ||
 * = ===[[image:http://www.campbellcollaboration.org/artman2/uploads/1/Donald_T_Campbell.jpg width="65" height="93"]]===

Campbell (1967)
|| __Two__ key sources: 1) Personal experience with indiciduals and groups 2) **Gatekeepers** (//the media, parents, and other members of the culture//)

An experience with an individual from a group will then be generalized to the group → Criticized: Errors in attributions are common ||
 * Grain of Truth Hypothesis:**

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