Prejudice and Discrimination
Glossary
ageism prejudice and discrimination toward individuals based solely on their age
confirmation bias seeking out information that supports our stereotypes while ignoring information that is inconsistent with our stereotypes
discrimination negative actions toward individuals as a result of their membership in a particular group
homophobia prejudice and discrimination against individuals based solely on their sexual orientation
in-group group that we identify with or see ourselves as belonging to
in-group bias preference for our own group over other groups
out-group group that we don't belong to - one that we view as fundamentally different from us
prejudice negative attitudes and feelings toward individuals based solely on their membership in a particular group
racism prejudice and discrimination toward individuals based solely on their race
scapegoating act of blaming an out-group when the in-group experiences frustration or is blocked from obtaining a goal
self-fulfilling prophecy treating stereotyped group members according to our biased expectations only to have this treatment influence the individual to act according to our stereotypic expectations, thus confirming our stereotypic
beliefs
sexism prejudice and discrimination toward individuals based on their sex
stereotype negative beliefs about individuals based solely on their membership in a group, regardless of their individual characteristics