Social Flashcards
First assumption
Behaviour happens in a social context
Second assumption
Wider culture and society influence people’s behaviour
Conformity
Changing one’s behaviour to fit in with a group
Normative social influence
We agree with the opinion of a group as we want to be accepted and avoid rejection
Informational social influence
We conform to a group as we believe they’re correct
Compliance
You go along with a view in public but in private you disagree
Identification
Acting the same as a group all the time as we want to be part of it
Internalisation
Accepting the view and changing our behaviour permanently because we think its correct
Social categorisation
Classifying people into groups based on specific characteristics
Stereotype
A superficial belief of the characteristics of certain groups
Prejudice
A unfair dislike to a group based on characteristics
Discrimination
The prejudicial treatment of different categories of people
Intra-group dynamics
The psychological process that takes place in a group
Common goals
The goals of a group activity that the members share and work towards
Group cohesion
The psychological bond of a group- we get psychologically aroused
