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Instructor Notes<\/h1>\r\nThe principles of social psychology, including the ABCs\u2014affect, behavior, and cognition\u2014apply to the study of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, and social psychologists have expended substantial research efforts studying these concepts (Figure 11.2<\/a>). The cognitive component in our perceptions of group members is the stereotype<\/strong>\u2014the positive or negative beliefs that we hold about the characteristics of social group.<\/em> We may decide that \u201cFrench people are romantic,\u201d that \u201cold people are incompetent,\u201d or that \u201ccollege professors are absent minded.\u201d And we may use those beliefs to guide our actions toward people from those groups. In addition to our stereotypes, we may also develop prejudice<\/strong>\u2014an unjustifiable negative attitude toward an outgroup or toward the members of that outgroup<\/em>. Prejudice can take the form of disliking, anger, fear, disgust, discomfort, and even hatred\u2014the kind of affective states that can lead to behavior such as the gay bashing you just read about. Our stereotypes and our prejudices are problematic because they may create discrimination<\/strong>\u2014unjustified negative behaviors toward members of outgroups based on their group membership<\/em>.\r\n\r\nAlthough violence against members of outgroups is fortunately rare, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination nevertheless influence people\u2019s lives in a variety of ways. Stereotypes influence our academic performance (Shapiro & Neuberg, 2007), the careers that we chose to follow (Zhang, Schmader, & Forbes, 2009), our experiences at work (Fiske & Lee, 2008), and the amount that we are paid for the work that we do (Jackson, 2011; Wood & Eagly, 2010).\r\n\r\nStereotypes and prejudice have a pervasive and often pernicious influence on our responses to others, and also in some cases on our own behaviors. To take one example, social psychological research has found that our stereotypes may in some cases lead to stereotype threat<\/strong>\u2014performance decrements that are caused by the knowledge of cultural stereotypes<\/em>. Spencer, Steele, and Quinn (1999)\u00a0found that when women were reminded of the (untrue) stereotype that \u201cwomen are poor at math,\u201d they performed more poorly on math tests than when they were not reminded of the stereotype, and other research has found stereotype threat in many other domains as well. We\u2019ll consider the role of stereotype threat in more detail later in this chapter.\r\n\r\nThis week contains a number of \"Major Points\" with videos and discussion and assignment prompts to support the topics. This chapter contains an abundance of content. As an instructor, you will want to choose just 1 or 2 videos and perhaps just a few of the \"Major Points\" to cover and meet the learning outcomes of your course. You may wish to reference the \"How to use this Resource<\/a>\" section for ideas on how to tailor your course offering.\r\n

Readings<\/h1>\r\nChapter 11: Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination<\/a>\u00a0in Principles of Social Psychology \u2013 1st International H5P Edition<\/a>.\r\n

Teaching Materials<\/h1>\r\n