Social Approach Flashcards
key assumptions - social
- behaviour occurs in a social context influenced by people around us
- wider culture and society influence people’s behaviour
conformity
happens when people change their attitudes, beliefs or behaviour to that of the group
normative social influence
changing behaviour to match the group norms in order to fit in
informational social influence
changing behaviour to match the group norms because we believe it is correct
types of conformity - internalisation
public and private change that is likely to be permanent and continues beyond the group that it was established in
types of conformity - compliance
a temporary, public change with no change in internal, private
types of conformity - identification
a change that is both public and private, but might stop or fade if/ when the person is no longer a member of the group
in and out groups
social groups we perceive ourselves to be members of (in) and not members of (out)
social categorisation
putting people into social groupings based on their shared characteristics
intra-group dynamic
the psychological processes that take place in any group
group cohesion
the extent to which group members are psychologically bonded and ‘pull in the same direction’
task roles - improve group cohesion
‘task leaders’ focus on getting work done and ‘energisers’ help move the task forward
social roles - improve group cohesion
focus on creating harmony and improving group dynamics
procedural roles - improve group cohesion
keeping everyone ‘on task’. ‘gatekeepers’ ensure everyone has a say and ‘recorders’ keep an eye on and a record of what is being done
individualist roles - weakens groups cohesion
‘blockers’ only want to do their idea, ‘jokers’ just want to mess around
