{"id":539,"date":"2022-10-16T15:28:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T12:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaf1.org\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2022-10-17T18:23:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T15:23:00","slug":"can-prejudice-ever-be-a-good-thing-paul-bloom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/kaf1.org\/?page_id=539","title":{"rendered":"Can prejudice ever be a good thing? | Paul Bloom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Paul Bloom, psychologist. January 2014. (16:20)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Paul Bloom: Can prejudice ever be a good thing?\" width=\"629\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KDBcoRLkut8?start=17&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">I. Pre-watching task.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working in pairs support the statement you agree with:<br>\u25cf Prejudice is the child of ignorance.<br>\u25cf Prejudice and bias are natural, they&#8217;re often rational, and they&#8217;re often even moral.<br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">II. Identify the topic of the talk given by Paul Bloom.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><strong>III. For questions a-d decide whether the statements are true, false (if false, explain why) or not given:<\/strong><\/mark><br>a) Our ability to stereotype people is an arbitrary quirk of the mind.<br>b) Ethnicity and nationality should hold no moral sway.<br>c) For the most part, we make good guesses both in the social domain and the<br>non-social domain; otherwise we wouldn&#8217;t survive.<br>d) The most effective avenue to combat stereotype and bias is to appeal to<br>people&#8217;s emotional responses, their empathy, quite often through stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">IV. Expand on the following:<\/mark><\/strong><br>in-group versus out-group<br>the principle of impartiality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">V. Answer the questions:<\/mark><\/strong><br>1) What is the root of stereotype and bias according to the speaker? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) How can we combat stereotype and bias?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">VI. Identify the thesis of the talk.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\"><br>VII. Give the gist\/summary of the talk.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-accent-color\">VIII. First expand on the statement, then agree or disagree, give your reasons.<\/mark><\/strong><br>\u25cf I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s an exaggeration to say that the major catalyst in America for moral change has been a situation comedy.<br>\u25cf We are but one of the multitude, in no respect better than any other in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Bloom, psychologist. January 2014. (16:20) I. Pre-watching task. Working in pairs support the statement you agree with:\u25cf Prejudice is the child of ignorance.\u25cf Prejudice and bias are natural, they&#8217;re often rational, and they&#8217;re often even moral.II. Identify the topic of the talk given by Paul Bloom. III. 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