Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination in Social Cognition

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Description: In this course we will investigate the social and cognitive processes and implications of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination (SPD). We will consider such questions as: What are the psychological and material costs of SPD - both for targets and those who hold them? Where do our stereotypes and prejudices come from, and what functions might they serve? How do perceptions, attention, and memory shape - and get shaped by - SPD?