Social Perception Terms

Social Perception Terms

1. Negative Attitude- When an attitude of someone is lacking in constructiveness, helpfulness, optimism, cooperativness, etc

2. Discrimination- Treatment or consideration of someone, or making a distinction in favor or against someone, based on a group, class or category that person belongs to.

3. Prejudice- a opinion about someone that is unfavorable, before knowledge, though or reasoning.

4. Incorrect- Something that is improper, unbecoming or inappropriate, not correct in form, use or manner.

5. Stereotype- To give a fixed form to something.

6. Attribution- A quality, character, characteristic or property belonging to a group, person, thing, etc.