TERM 1
Incidental Emotion
DEFINITION 1
emotions that are not associated with a given social group
but which the person brings to the intergroup situation.
TERM 2
Stereotype Content Model
DEFINITION 2
A theory of the nature of stereotype s that classifies group
stereotypes along the two broad dime nsions of warmth and
competence.Do they intend to har m me; and are they capable of
harming me? The two core dimensio ns of general stereotype
content that we propose, warmth (e .g. friendly, good-
natured,sincere, and warm) and com petence (e.g. capable,
competent, confident, and skillful),
TERM 3
Empathy
DEFINITION 3
An other oriented emotional response congruent with
another's perceived welfare; empathetic feelings include
sympathy, compassion, and tenderness
TERM 4
Motivation to Control Prejudice
DEFINITION 4
A desire to appear unprejudiced that reflects both the
concern that others might think that one is prejudiced and
the awareness that saying and doing some kinds of things
would cause trouble (restraint to avoid dispute)
TERM 5
Social Norms
DEFINITION 5
Informal rules that groups develop that describe how to be a
good group member.
