Discussion: Why do people prejudge things? In what way might pre-judging be helpful? Learn protective behaviors. Examples: Fire - We touch a flame and it is hot. We prejudge all fire to be hot so we no longer try to touch it, avoiding injury. Knives - We see a knife can cut things. We prejudge all Another term to knives are sharp so we are careful when we handle them describe applying so we don’t get cut. experiences to Instruction 1 subsequent Reading - We learn that this letter makes a certain “B” situations is sound. When we are reading and we see the letter, we Generalization. pronounce it with the sound because we prejudge the letter to make that sound. It is easier to read this way. What can we conclude? Prejudging can help us. It can be useful to prior experience to a current situation. We don’t have to relearn things. It can make tasks easier or safer. Is prejudging always right? Can you think of some situations in which you prejudged something but it turned out to not be accurate? Examples: Water - Expected water from faucet to be hot or cold and it was the opposite. Instruction 2 Travel - Walking in a familiar area that was always clear of obstructions in the past. Suddenly there is an object or piece of furniture in the way. Party Were invited to an event and thought it would be – fun (or boring) and it turned out to be the opposite. Sometimes prejudice occurs not from our own experience but from what we hear from others. Examples: Food - Person tells you it’s not very good so you are ready to not like it… But then you do like it! (Or the Instruction 3 opposite!) Music Some people say that they hate a type of music – but you find that you enjoy this style. People A friend says that another person is really nice – but then that person teases you or says something unkind.
Instruction 1 Discussion: Why do people prejudge things? In what way might pre-judging be helpful? Learn protective behaviors. Examples: Fire - We touch a flame and it is hot. We prejudge all fire to be hot so we no longer try to touch it, avoiding injury. Knives - We see a knife can cut things. We prejudge all knives are sharp so we are careful when we handle them so we don’t get cut. Reading - We learn that this letter “B” makes a certain sound. When we are reading and we see the letter, we pronounce it with the sound because we prejudge the letter to make that sound. It is easier to read this way. What can we conclude? Prejudging can help us. It can be useful to prior experience to a current situation. We don’t have to relearn things. It can make tasks easier or safer. Another term to describe applying experiences to subsequent situations is Generalization. Instruction 2 Is prejudging always right? Can you think of some situations in which you prejudged something but it turned out to not be accurate? Examples: Water - Expected water from faucet to be hot or cold and it was the opposite. Travel - Walking in a familiar area that was always clear of obstructions in the past. Suddenly there is an object or piece of furniture in the way. Party – Were invited to an event and thought it would be fun (or boring) and it turned out to be the opposite. Instruction 3 Sometimes prejudice occurs not from our own experience but from what we hear from others. Examples: Food - Person tells you it’s not very good so you are ready to not like it… But then you do like it! (Or the opposite!) Music – Some people say that they hate a type of music but you find that you enjoy this style. People – A friend says that another person is really nice but then that person teases you or says something unkind.
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