Short Notes on: Stereotypes, Quasi-Experiments, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Social Identity, and Types of Prejudice

6. Discuss in brief:

  1. Stereotypes: Stereotypes are considered the cognitive component of attitudes toward a social group—specifically, beliefs about what a particular group is like and ... Continue Reading >> 
  2. Quasi-Experiments: Quasi-experiments are studies which lack the control of a true experiment because one or more of its requirements cannot be met, ex: deliberate use of... Continue Reading >>
  3. Control Group and Experimental Group: In experimental research, often participants are allocated truly randomly to an experimental group and a control group, enabling unmeasured or unknown... Continue Reading >>
  4. Social Identity: According to social identity theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1986), we can perceive ourselves differently at any given moment in time, depending on where... Continue Reading >>
  5. Types of Prejudice: As an attitude, prejudice is the negative feelings experienced on the part of the prejudiced when they are in the presence of, or merely think about, ... Continue Reading >>

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