Cultural Competency Flashcards
what is social perception
refers to the process by which we form impressions of other people’s traits and personalities
what are the five types of schemas?
person
self
group
role
event
what is a person schema
an organization of how we perceive and conceptualize others’ personality to develop a basis for others behavior
what is a self schema
how we perceive ourselves
what is a group schema
stereotypes
what is a role schema
stereotypes for a specific occupation
what is an event schema
specifies the activities that make up an event
what is a schema
the grouping of information
4 benefits of schematic processing
schematic memory
schematic interference
schematic judgment
complexity-extremity effect
what is schematic memory
people tend to remember both the related and contradictory facts to the belief as opposed to information that doesn’t relate at all
what is schematic interference
filling in the gaps between the facts
what is schematic judgment
schemas; can affect thoughts and actions
what is complexity-extremity effect
the more we learn about a role/person, the more specific the stereotype and the more complex the schema
what are the 3 drawbacks of schematic processing
immediate/over-acceptance of information
assumption regarding others
have difficulty accepting facts that don’t fit their schema
what are stereotypes
lead us to believe that all members of a given group are alike and share certain traits.
what are cognitive biasis
-affect our functioning as a whole
-a schema could result in a bias
-essentially how we perceive things in our life
define socialization
the process by which people learn the attitudes, values, and behaviors appropriate for members of a particular culture
what are the 6 agents of socialization
family: upbringing
peer group: not necessarily friends
school: class
religion and state: religion
workplace
mass media and technology
what is anticipatory socialization
the process by which a person rehearses for future positions, occupations, and social relationships (preparation)
what is resocialization
the process of discarding former behavior patterns and accepting new ones as a part of transition in life (reshaping behavior)
what is culture
anything not genetically transmitted but is socially transmitted
what is cultural norms
the established standards of behavior maintained by a society
what is a formal norm
written down
what is an informal norm
socially accepted rules