Social Psychology Concepts

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First impressions

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The initial perception or judgment one forms about another person.

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Primacy Effect

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The tendency to remember the first piece of information we encounter better than information presented later.

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

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A belief or expectation that influences behavior in a way that helps the belief come true.

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Schemas

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Cognitive structures that help us organize and interpret information.

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Stereotypes

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Oversimplified generalizations about a group of people without regard for individual differences.

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Bias

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A tendency to favor or lean towards a particular perspective, ideology, or result.

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Prejudice

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A preconceived opinion or feeling, often negative, towards a person or group without sufficient knowledge, thought, or reason.

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Discrimination

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Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

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Anti-semitism

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Hostility to, prejudice, or discrimination against Jewish people.

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Doll Test

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A psychological experiment that demonstrated the negative effects of segregation on African-American children's self-perception.