Lecture 37 - Social Relations
4/26/06
- Prejudice
- = beliefs, emotions, actions
- Starts with categorization
- why do we categorize people?
- typically based on...
- Categorization --> stereotyping
- Stereotyping = prejudice?
- Modern (subtle) vs. blatant (overt)
- blatant prejudice is socially undesirable
- subtle prejudice = feeling discomfort w/...
- Just World Phenomenon
- belief that people get what they deserve and deserve what they get
- blaming the victim - justification for prejudice
- Lerner (1980)
- Attraction
- Who are we attracted to?
- Similarity
- Proximity
- Mere exposure
- Physical Attractiveness
- facial/body symmetry
- averageness
- Women
- Men
- Sternberg’s Triangle of Love
- only intimacy
- only passion
- only commitment
- Romantic Love
- Fatuous Love
- Companionate Love
- Consummate Love
- Altruism
- Helping others without expecting anything in return
- Bystander effect
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Last updated: 4/25/06