P/S Flashcards
zero-sum game
game theory
each participant’s loss or gain is exactly balanced by the losses and gains of other participants
ex) 2 people applying for same job
assessment test
IQ
meritocracy
social reproduction
the structures and activities in place in a society that serve to transmit and reinforce social inequalities (marxism) from one generation to the next
cultural transmission - transferring immaterial culture one generation to next ie music taste
Counterbalancing
-present stimuli in random order to eliminate the effect of time
Attitude polarization
regardless of the evidence you present (support or contradict), increase the belief (not just maintain like belief perseverance, but INCREASE for attitude polarization)
selective recall
- you remember supporting evidence more than contradicting evidence
- similar to confirmation bias which is seeking/believing new info that supports your beliefs
Social mobility metrics
- Economic currency: employment, disposable income
- Social currency: literacy & education level
- Housing
NOT CRIME
Demographic transition
- increase access to healthcare and education
- decrease death and then decrease birth
Capital types
- social capital: who you know
- intellectual capital: what you know
- cultural capital: habits and attitude from culture
- human capital: intrinsic ability to do tasks
symbolic culture example
-perceived value of something, like a ticket
groupthink
-making a bad decision simply to agree
deindividuation
doing impulsive and sometimes violent acts when in a crowd or internet (hidden identity)
slow but gradual line formation
conformity, not peer pressure
peer pressure would be more overt
Language development
- Nativist = innate
- –language acquisition device = part of brain; sensitive (critical pd- before puberty, otherwise hard to learn language)
- Empiricist = learned
- –environmental influence
-behaviorist/learning = reinforcement + imitation
(cannot be spontaneous)
-interactionist = social + biology — imitation
(cannot be spontaneous)
image schema
mental image
ex) prepositions
ex) leave it out before coming in
Sapir-whorf hypothesis
Linguistic relativity
relationship b/w language and emotion unique to a culture
Psychoanalytics
Think UNCONSCIOUS
Superego inhibits id (horse)
Ego = reality; satisfy id’s desires in realistic and socially appropriate ways
costs and benefits (horserider)
Superego= conscience, pride (guidelines) (racetrack)
