Specific social, physical, and psychological cues activate prejudicial beliefs about out-groups.

Evidence

Even though intergroup encounters have since changed, there is evidence that prejudicial beliefs are indeed triggered by cues signaling the potential for intergroup contact and intergroup threat (Schaller, 1999). These cues include specific features of the social environment (e.g., the relative size and/or prox­ imity of the out-group), the physical environment (e.g., ambient darkness), or one’s own psychological environment (e.g., fear, anxiety, perceived vul­ nerability to danger). — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide, 496

Categorization

• XREF: Directly feeds the reader’s bridge: relative size/proximity of out-group is the ecological cue that a high-competence minority is read as a threat, not an asset. — connects to: Social upheaval and felt vulnerability intensify prejudicial beliefs about outsiders. — Leonard S. Newman and Ralph Erber (eds.), Understanding Genocide: The Social…, 497; Status insecurity triggers reflexive disparagement of outgroups — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice: Fifty Years…, 115; Group stereotypes activate differently depending on the context viewed — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 221 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Group stereotypes activate differently depending on the context viewed #expands (0.85) — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 221
• Status insecurity triggers reflexive disparagement of outgroups #exemplifies (0.80) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 115
• Categorical perception of outgroups triggers amygdala vigilance, individualization relaxes it #expands (0.80) — John F. Dovidio, Peter Glick, Laurie A. Rudman, On the Nature of Prejudice, 352