Aggressive Stereotypes

The journal article used in reference to stereotyping was retrieved from the The Journal of Experimental Psychology. The purpose of this article is to illustrate how being exposed to social stereotypes can subconsciously affect our behavior. The article explores the theory that if the self is compared to the social stereotype of a perceived out-group, a group with which one does not identify, one will subconsciously behave differently. Therefore, there will be disparities between the similarities

Research has identified different types of aggression to include instrumental, reactive, relational, bullying aggression (Berger, 2008; Merrell, Buchanan, & Tran, 2006; Cappella & Weinstein, 2006) and social aggression [ (Merrell, Buchanan, & Tran, 2006; Cappella & Weinstein, 2006) ].

I grew up in a typical southern town that was majority Christian and White. I saw a lot a of faces like mine on a daily basis and got most of my information about others from those familiar faces. Coming to college was quite a change, as I was introduced to almost every race within the first week living on my hall. I can remember meeting people of races that I had only heard about in my hometown and imminently making assumption about them based on my stereotypes. For a long time, I believed that my views were normal, since that is what I grew up around, but quickly came to realize that what I believed in my automatic attitudes was very wrong. That is when the dissociation started to happen. I would see someone and in my head make a conclusion about them before I even met them; but, would never do anything but be nice and open to getting to know this different person better. Just like the respondents in Blindspot said, “I know these stereotypes quite well, but I don’t for a moment endorse them myself.” This is a statement that I have come to really embrace and has allowed me to get away from my automatic perception of someone to meet many interesting and unique people. I find this to be very encouraging, believing that if I can do it, maybe these stereotypes about others will go away if we as a whole embrace the

Aggressions can be broadly divided in to two types: Reactive/ Impulsive aggression (RA) refers to aggression that is impulsive, emotionally charged, affective and uncontrolled. It has its theoretical roots in the frustration-tolerance theory. It is most often observed in response to a perceived threatening stimulus and is frequently accompanied by negative affect, facial expressions described as hostile, temper tantrums,

Schemas are mental structures people use to organize their knowledge about the social world (Akert, Aronson, & Wilson, 2010). The accessibility of schemas makes them easier to retrieve in social situations. Priming is also relevant in how people apply schemas. Researchers in Germany pursued the idea that stereotypes organize as multiple, context-specific schemas that activate only by a combination of category and context information

I survey the body language, facial expressions and the possible words or phrases that can be interpreted more than one way. Because of this course I am more tolerant to people who are prejudiced. The most personally influential chapter to me was chapter two in the assigned textbook. The chapter introduced me to how stereotypes are formed and the consequences of categorizing people. Studies show that in order to simplify the workload of the brain, we place people into social categories based on previous experience and peer learning. “Social categorization involves thinking about people primarily as members of social groups rather than as individuals” (Blaine, 22).I found that I engage in this practice, but the automatic groups do not usually have negative stereotypes attached; When I meet a negative exception, they are then sorted into a subgroup.The second most influential chapter …..Chapter four of the textbook details the components of prejudices. the stereotypes and instances of prejudice enabled me

I consider you have exposed a great discussion. To understand why people behave a certain way we use something called attributional processes. Frequently, we tend to leap to conclusions that people’s behavior is due to some characteristics of their personality rather than to some aspects of the circumstances in which we are. Stereotypes are dispositional negative attributions, (Aronson, Wilson, & Akert, 2007). Stanger and Crandal (2000) consider that it seems that stigma develops out of an initial, collectively held motivation to avoid danger followed often by an exaggerated perception of features that promotes threat and accompanied by social sharing of these perceptions with others. What is more, they conclude that stigmas for the most part

Stereotyping characteristics are associated with our past experiences of the particular group’s characterization and thus, in essence, we would have to have a certain picture of that group’s social behaviors on our minds. Eventually, such characterization leads to the generalization of the entire group’s social and cognitive behaviors that we believe are inbound or depict the true

It must be nice to not truly fear for your life. Owing to the fact that, due to this presidency, people with privilege who believe that violent rhetoric and aggression against minorities is acceptable feel legitimized, they dehumanize marginalized people as an “angry and emotional” stereotype, as though our oppression is “fair.” We are scared to death and angry, and rightfully

Devine (1989) argues that stereotypes are inevitable on the basis that stereotypes and prejudice coexist and that stereotyping occurs automatically. Devine attempts to prove this hypothesis in three experiments. Devine reasons that “as long as stereotypes exist, prejudice will follow.” This hypothesis is rooted in a correlation. Prejudice and stereotypes are related, however there is no clear evidence of causality; Knowledge of a stereotype does not mean an individual agrees with it.

There has been decades of research examining what it referred to as “automatic categorization” (Nelson, 2005. p. 207). Researchers describe this as an essential trait in humans that is a primal response to physical characteristics, such as race, gender, and age, that automatically prompts emotional responses and prejudices. This type of categorization sets the

Have you ever walk into a room where everyone is in a bad mood? What would be your reaction? I can say from personal experience that I would be in a bad mood as well. Emotional contagion is defined as the fact that we pick up the moods and attitudes of other people around us. Although, people don’t usually act the same as those around them, moods of the surrounding people can be contagious. Facial feedback theory explains that facial expressions provide feedback to the brain. In other ways, if you convey a happy expression it would send signals to your brain and it would actually make you feel happier, the same goes if you have a sad facial expression. Both theories are pretty similar in the sense that the environment around us can have an

This message is applicable in today’s society now more than ever as we have become increasingly antisocial. Each and every person has their own backgrounds with unique stories to go along with and often times, the people around us won’t bother to discovers the reasons behind why we are who we are. At school for example, we see the same people everyday yet we know nothing about their personal lives or their hobbies and interests because we assume that information is not worth knowing. We worry that trying to learn more about how someone else functions would be perceived as weird or creepy to their peers. However, if we were to take interest in others lives and what gets them up in the morning, perhaps the world would have a better understanding

I conceal my face with layers of makeup hoping that half a bottle of BB cream will be enough to make me as flawless as Kylie Jenner look on the cover of Seventeen magazine. I use innumerous acne medications, aspiring to be as unblemished as the girls in the Clean and Clear commercials. I reject bags of M&Ms and fudge brownies thinking that my sacrifices will make me “love my body” as much as the emaciated Victoria Secret models love theirs (see appendix A). I routinely shave my legs and armpits and pluck my eyebrows with fear of becoming the hairy woman the media deems horrendous. I do everything, yet feel like I am nothing. Nothing compared to the beautiful women pictured on television, magazines, and

The biological/nature side of the argument should not be ignored, although it is less of a factor than the lifestyle and culture people grow up in. The fight-or-flight response is a biological effect that happens under stress, where adrenaline is pumped up to either protect or escape from harm. This can cause aggressive behavior if the fight response is chosen. Another important facet is genetic/mental disabilities that can cause extreme aggression for no apparent reason, along with genetic predisposition for extra receptors in the body that cause anti-social behavior and moodiness, which can be a precursor