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what is self concept/identity

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the sum of an individual’s knowledge and understanding of him/herself

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what is self consciousness

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awareness of one’s self

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what are self schemas

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beliefs that a person has about him/herself

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what is personal identity

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one’s own sense of personal attributes

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what is social identity

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social definitions of who you are

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theory of self-verification

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individuals want to be understood in terms of their core beliefs

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self-reference effect

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tendency to better remember information relevant to ourselves

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Carl Rogers - theory

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personality is composed of the ideal self and the real self

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what is the ideal self

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constructed out of life experiences/social expectations/role models → person you want to be

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when the ideal self and the real self are similar..

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results in positive self-concept

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not meeting the ideal self

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impossible standard to meet - when real self falls short → incongruity

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influences on one’s development of self-concept (x3)

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self-efficacy

locus of control

self-esteem

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what is self-efficacy

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how capable we believe we are of doing things

can vary for different tasks

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locus of control can be..

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internal or external

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internal locus of control

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these people believe that they are able to influence outcomes through their efforts/actions

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external locus of control

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these people perceive outcomes as controlled by outside forces

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learned helplessness

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people choosing not to act because they believe it won’t affect the outcome

strong external locus of control

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a strong external locus of control is seen in..

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depressed/oppressed people → results in passivity

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what is self-esteem

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one’s overall self-evaluation of one’s self-worth

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can self-efficacy improve self-esteem

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yes, if it is for something that someone values

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low self-esteem leads to..

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drug use, depression and suicide

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inflated self-esteem is seen in..

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gang members, terrorists and bullies

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inflated self-esteem can be due to..

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conceal inner insecurities

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identity vs role confusion stag

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stage relevant to identify formation (ages 12-20)

adolescents try to figure out who they are & form basic identities

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Charles Cooney - theory

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looking-glass self → one’s sense of self develops from how others perceive them

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who developed the idea of social behaviourism

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George Herbert Mead

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social behaviourism

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the mind & self emerge through the process of communicating with others

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stages of self-development (Mead)

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preparatory stage: imitation (children)

play stage: take on the roles of others through playing

game stage: understanding the responsibilities of others

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what is the generalized other

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the common behavioural expectations of general society

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what is socialization

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process where people learn to be proficient and functional members of society

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what allows for a culture to pass on its values through generations

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socialization

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significance of feral children

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feral children: not raised with human contact or care

shows the importance of socialization & social contact

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what are norms

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unspoken/spoken rules/expectations for the members of society

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normative behaviour

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social behaviours that meet the ideal standard

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what are sanctions

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rewards and punishments for behaviour that align/go against norms

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how is normative behaviour reinforced

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through sanctions

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37
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formal vs informal norms

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formal: written down → laws
informal: generally understood → no punishments

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mores vs folkways

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mores: important for society’s benefit, strictly enforced
folkways: less important but shape everyday behaviour

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taboo - norms

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violation of norm is forbidden + punishable

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is there universal taboo

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no

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41
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what is anomie

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social condition where there are no firm guidelines for norms/values → minimal moral ethic

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anomie is characteristic of societies where..

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social cohesion is less pronounced → individualism, disintegration of social bonds

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non-normative behaviour

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seen as incorrect → challenges shared values & institutions → threatens social structure & cohesion

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44
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sick individuals seen as deviant, what perspective is this

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functionalist

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differential association - deviance

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deviance is a learned behaviour resulting from social interactions

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how are you more likely to partake in deviant behaviours

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when your close groups do & they condone their behaviour

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criticism of differential association

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individuals are reduced to their environments → doesn’t consider people as rational actors

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labeling theory - deviance

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deviance is the result of society’s response to a person, instead of their actions

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which deviance theory is in accordance with the interactionist perspective

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labeling theory - social constuct

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criticism of labeling theory

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considers deviance to be an automatic process → ignores individuals’ ability to resist social expectations

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structural strain theory - deviance

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deviance is the result of experienced strain (individual or structural)

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criticism of structural strain theory

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not applicable to social goals, only economic

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53
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what is collective behaviour

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when social norms for the situation are absent/unclear

people engage in actions that are usually unacceptable

loss of the individual

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54
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who coined collective behaviour

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Herbert Blumer

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most common example of collective behaviour

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crowds

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56
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herd behaviour

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seen in crowds - emotional & loss of rational thought

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57
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acting crowds

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join together for a purpose - protestors

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casual crowds

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not interacting - spontaneous

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conventional crowds

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gather for a planned event - football game

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expressive crowd

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gather to express emotion - funeral attenders

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common theme in collective behaviour

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panic

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what is a public

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a group of individuals discussing a single issue → share ideas

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what is a mass

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group whose formation is promptly through the efforts of mass media

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what is a social movement

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collective behaviour with the intention of promoting cab ge

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2 types of social movement

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active & expressive movements

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66
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forms of collective behaviour

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crowds

publics

masses

social movements

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67
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fad vs trend

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trends are longer lived & often lead to permanent social change

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mass hysteria

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collective delusion of a threat that spreads through emotions

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what is moral panic

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specific form of panic as a result of a perceived threat to social order

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what is a social agent

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social forces that influence lives & development of culture

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examples of agents of socialization

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family, school, workplace, friends, religion, technology

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assimilation

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individual gives up their culture to adopt another culture

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amalgamation

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majority and minority groups combine to form a new group

unique cultural group is formed

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multiculturalism

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endorses equal standing for all cultural traditions

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pros and cons of multiculturalism

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pro: promotes diversity
con: hinders cohesiveness of a society

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what is a subculture

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segment of society that shares a distinct pattern of traditions/values that differs from society

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Kohlberg’s stages of moral development

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form the basis of ethical behaviour

steps cannot be skipped

people early surpass the fourth stage (six stages)

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attribution theory

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attempts to explain how individuals view behaviour (own and others)

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dispositional vs situational attribution

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dispositional - attributed due to internal reasons

situational - attributed due to external causes

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when do we use dispositional vs situational

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dispositional for others and situational for ourselves (cutting ourselves some slack)

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3 factors that determine whether we attribute behaviour to internal/external causes

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consistency

distinctiveness

consensus

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fundamental attribution error

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underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of internal causes

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actor-observer bias

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tendency to blame our actions on the situation and blame the actions of others on their personality

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self-serving bias

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attributing successes to ourselves and failures to others

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optimism bias

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belief that bad things happen to other people, but not to us

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just world phenomenon

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tendency to believe that the world is fair and people get what they deserve

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hindsight bias

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tendency to believe an event was predictable after it has already occured

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halo effect

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tendency to believe that people have inherently good or bad natures

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physical attractiveness stereotype

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specific type of halo effect

tendency to rate attractive people more favourably

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social perception

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understanding go others in our social world

responsible for our judgments about other people

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social cognition

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ability of the brain to store and process information regarding social perception

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false consensus

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when we assume that everyone agrees with what we do

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projection bias

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happens when we assume others have the same beliefs as us

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stereotypes

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oversimplified ideas about groups of people based on characteristics

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prejudice

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thoughts, attitudes and feelings someone holds about a group that are not based on actual experience

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discrimination

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acting a certain way toward a group

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affirmative actions

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policies that take race/sex etc. into consideration to benefit underrepresented groups in admissions or job hiring decisions

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reverse discrimination

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“discriminating against the majority”

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institutional discrimination

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unjust and discriminatory practices employed by large organizations

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three components of attitudes

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ABCs

affect (feelings)

behavioural tendencies

cognition (beliefs)

101
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at the core of prejudice is..

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fear or frustration

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scapegoats

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displaced aggression is directed at these people

usually marginalized communities

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where do stereotypes stem from

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from our mental shortcuts that simplify our conceptualizations of the world

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illusory correlation

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created between a group of people and a characteristic based on unique cases

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self-fulfilling prophecy

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behaviours that affirm the original stereotypes

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stereotype threat

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self-fulfilling fear that one will be evaluated based on a negative stereotype

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ethnocentrism

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judging people from another culture by the standards of one’s own cultureC

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cultural relativism

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judging another culture based on its own standards

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primary vs secondary groups

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primary: smaller, long-term, emotional interactions
secondary: impersonal, larger, short-term

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expressive vs instrumental functions

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expressive: meets emotional needs (primary group)
instrumental: pragmatic needs (secondary group)

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reference group

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standard measure that people compared themselves to

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what is a dyad

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smallest social group - 2 members

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what is an aggregate

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people who live in the same space but do not interact

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what is a category

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people who share characteristics but do not interact

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rationalization

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process by which tasks are broken down into component parts

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McDonalization

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rationalization of fast food production

117
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iron law of oligarchy

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as organizations become more complex, they become more conservative and less able to adapt

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social facilitation effect

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doing simple tasks better/faster in the presence of others

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deindividuation

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people losing their sense of restraint & individual identity in exchange for identifying with a group (mob mentality)

120
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factors that create the ideal conditions for deindividuation (3)

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large group size

physical anonymity

arousing activities (escalation)

alcohol + social roles help as well

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Kitty Genovese case

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someone was killed and no one called the police because they assumed their peers already did

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bystander effect

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person is less likely to provide help if there are other bystanders

123
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diffusion of responsibility is associated with what effect

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bystander effect

124
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social loafing

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people exert less effort if they are in a group than if they were individually accountable

125
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group polarization

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a group tends to lean towards the more extreme versions of the average view they had before

126
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why does group polarization occur (2)

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informational influence

normative influence

127
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what is informational influence

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the most common ideas that emerge are the ones that favour the dominant viewpoint

128
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what is normative influence

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social desirability → internalizing the group’s belief system to fit in

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groupthink

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state of harmony within a group → state of agreement

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conformity

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adjusting behaviour/thinking based on others

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Solomon Asch experiment

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group pressure, people started saying the wrong answer when people around them did the same

132
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Stanley Milgram experiment

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giving shocks to a “learner”

even though it was questionable to hurt someone, not many people questioned it → obedience

133
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factors that affect obedience in Milgrim’s experiment (4)

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distance of learner

distance of authority figure

wardrobe of authority figure

office location (environment)

134
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ways that behaviour can be motivated by social influences (3)

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compliance

identification

internalization

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normative social influence

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people conforming because they wanted to be liked/accepted by others

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informational social influecne

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complying because we want to do the right thing and feel like others know something we don’t

more likely to apply to new situations

137
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status

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socially defined positions within society

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master status

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dominates other statuses and determines one’s general position in society

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social roles

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expectations for people of a given social status

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utilitarian organization

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members get paid for their efforts (business)

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normative organization

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motivate membership based on morally relevant goals MADD

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coercive organizations

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members do not have a choice in joining (prison)

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impression management

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conscious/unconscious process where people attempt to manage their own image by influencing the perceptions of others

144
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self-handicapping

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strategy where people create excuses to avoid self-blame when they do poorly

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dramaturgical perspective

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stems from symbolic interactionism

we imagine ourselves as playing certain roles when interacting with others

our identities are dependent on our interactions with others

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front vs back stage social interactions

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front stage: playing a role and using impression management

back stage: letting our guards down and being ourselves

147
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warning colours in animals

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bright colours that show predators that they are toxic

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pheromones - animals

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chemical messengers employed by animals to communicate

149
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characteristics that foster attraction (3)

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proximity, physical attractiveness & similarity

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mere exposure effect

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people prefer repeated exposure to the same stimuli → makes someone like someone else better

151
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predictors for aggressive behaviour (3)

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genetic

neural

biochemical

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frustration aggression principle

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when someone is blocked from achieving a goal → aggression

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foraging behaviour

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search for food resources by animals

must be adaptable → employ learning behaviour

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inclusive fitness

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defined by the number of offspring one has and how it supports them (& how they support others)

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altruistic behaviours

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helps ensure the success/survival of the rest of a social group

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game theory

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is used to try and predict large, complex systems

157
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elaboration likelihood model

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explains when people will be influenced by logic and when people will be influenced by superficial characteristics

158
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things that have an impact on persuasion (3)

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message, source and target characteristics

159
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message characteristics

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features of a message → logic, length of a speech and grammar

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source characteristics

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where is the knowledge coming from? credentials of the person delivering the message

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target characteristics

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characteristics of the person receiving the speech (intelligent people are less easily persuaded)

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two cognitive routes that persuasion follows

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central and peripheral routes

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central route - persuasion

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people are persuaded by the content of the argument

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peripheral route - persuasion

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when people focus on superficial characteristics of the speech/speaker

165
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which route has longer lasting persuasive outcomes

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central

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social cognitive theory

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theory of behaviour change that emphasizes the interactions between people and their environment

167
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reciprocal determinism

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interaction between a person’s behaviours, personal factors and environment

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what does behavioural genetics try to figure out

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how the genotype and environment affect the phenotype

169
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what studies are used in behavioural genetics

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twin studies

adoption studies

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what is compared in twin studies

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traits in monozygotic and dizygotic twins

looks at genetic effects and environmental

171
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what happens in adoption studies

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adopted individuals are compared to both their genetic and environmental relatives

172
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transgenesis

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introduction of an outside gene

173
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common definition of intelligence

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ability to learn from experience, problem-solve and use knowledge to adapt to new situations

174
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Francis Galton - theory of intelligence

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believed that intelligence had a strong biological basis → could be quantified with cognitive tasks

175
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Stanford-Binet intelligence scale

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now known as the IQ test

176
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Charles Spearman

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coined the term general intelligence (aka g)

someone would high g would do well on lots of different measures of cognitive ability

177
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Raymond Cattell - intelligence

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proposed fluid intelligence (ability to think on feet) and crystallized intelligence (ability to recall already learned info)

178
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Howard Gardner - intelligence

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theory on multiple intelligences

179
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intellectual disability

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those who score under 70 on IQ and have difficulty adapting to everyday demands of life

180
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life course perspective

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looks at how key events in a person’s life unfold over time and lead to a person’s development

181
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when does learned helplessness occur

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when someone has low self-efficacy and external locus of control

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rules that govern appropriate emotional responses

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display rules

Psychology/Sociology - MCAT (7 decks)

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