Groups, Indentity and Behaviour

Question 1

A collection of people in the same place who do not share a psychological connection with each other.

Answer 1

Physical Group

Question 2

A collection of people who share a psychological connection with each other and who are not necessarily in the same place.

Answer 2

Psychological Group

Question 3

Group members dependence on each other in terms of their experiences actions or outcomes.

Answer 3

Interdepedence

Question 4

People who share a group indentity based on a shared idea, passion or perspective

Answer 4

Imagined Community

Question 5

Social identity is the part(s) of a person’s identity which is based on their group membership.

Answer 5

Social Identity.

Question 6

The Sense of self which is based on a person’s individual (Physical, psychological, interpersonal) characteristics.

Answer 6

Personal Identity

Question 7

The process of closely associating the self with a social identity.

Answer 7

Social Identification

Question 8

The social identity which is active or prominent in a specific context.

Answer 8

Salient Identity

Question 9

Identities that are given to a person, in which they do not have a choice.

Answer 9

Assigned Identities

Question 10

Identities that are chosen by a person.

Answer 10

Acquired Identities

Question 11

A person’s sense of confidence in their own worth.

Answer 11

Self-esteem

Question 12

Shared standards of behaviour in a group.

Answer 12

Social Norms

Question 13

The loss of rational thinking in a crowd.

Answer 13

Submergence

Question 14

The spread of behaviours, emotions and attitudes from one person to another

Answer 14

Contagion

Question 15

A way of influencing another which bypasses their conscious thinking.

Answer 15

Suggestion

Question 16

A system of government where a country is ruled by citizens and their elected representatives.

Answer 16

Republic

Question 17

A system of government headed by a king or queen. Monarchs are born into the role (or take it by force) rather than elected.

Answer 17

Monarchy

Question 18

A process whereby the feelings and behaviours of surrounding crowd members affect the feelings and behaviours of the indivdual.

Answer 18

Mutual Intensification

Question 19

Agitate means ‘to stir’; an agitator is a person who encourages others to escalate thir behaviour.

Answer 19

Agitators

Question 20

A group of people with a shared social identity.

Answer 20

Ingroup

Question 21

A group of people who have a social identity which is different to the ingroup.

Answer 21

Outgroup

Question 22

Favourable treatment of those with the same social identity.

Answer 22

Ingroup Bias

Question 23

Leadership which engages followers through a shared social identity.

Answer 23

Indentity Leadership

Question 24

A political approach which presents problems as a conflict between ‘ordinary people’ and ‘the elite’. Those currently in power are usually presented as corrupt and illegitimate.

Answer 24

Populism

Question 25

Occasions when the presence of others makes indivdual performance better or easier.

Answer 25

Social Facilitation

Question 26

Occasions when the presence of others negatively affects individual performances.

Answer 26

Social Inhibition

Question 27

Occasions when being part of a group reduces individual effort.

Answer 27

Social Loafing

Question 28

The statistical analysis of results pooled from a number independent studies.

Answer 28

Meta-Analysis