Prejudices Act as Cognitive Filters Through Which People View the Social

question 101

Multiple Choice

Prejudices act as cognitive filters through which people view the social world. People tend to think of people as "familiar" or "foreign," or "good" or "bad." Their feelings and reactions toward others may be biased by these perceptions. This source of prejudice is referred to as _________.

• A)social learning
• B)social facilitation
• C)information processing
• D)deindividuation

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Definitions:

Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis

A psychological theory proposing that aggression is often the result of blocking, or frustrating, a person's efforts to attain a goal.

Catharsis

The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions, often through art, drama, or verbal expression.

Stereotype Threat

Feeling that we will be judged and treated in terms of negative stereotypes of our group, and that we will inadvertently confirm these stereotypes through our behaviour.

Confirming Stereotypes

The act of behaving in a way that reinforces existing stereotypes.