an unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and its members. It generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action.

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

unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members.

just - world phenomenon

the tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.

“Us”—people with whom we share a common identity.

“Them”—those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup.

the tendency to favor our own group

the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.

the tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately than faces of other races. Also called the cross-race effect or the own-race bias.

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AP Psych 14 - 77

Question	Answer
prejudice	an unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group and its members. It generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings, and a predisposition to discriminatory action.
stereotype	a generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people.
discrimination	unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members.
just - world phenomenon	the tendency for people to believe the world is just and that people therefore get what they deserve and deserve what they get.
ingroup	“Us”—people with whom we share a common identity.
outgroup	“Them”—those perceived as different or apart from our ingroup.
ingroup bias	the tendency to favor our own group
scapegoat theory	the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame.
other-race effect	the tendency to recall faces of one’s own race more accurately than faces of other races. Also called the cross-race effect or the own-race bias.

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