Social & Cultural Diversity #3 Flashcards
An _______________ method of coping focuses on changing oneself or one’s behaviors to better navigate a particular situation or environment.
Autoplastic
_______________ _______________ occurs when a client rapidly shifts their emotional attitude toward the counselor based on learning and experiences related to authority figures from the past.
Positive transference
The word personalism in the context of multicultural counseling means ______________.
All people must adjust to geological and environmental demands.
Floyd Henry Allport’s concept of _______________ _______________ theorizes that the presence of another person improves one’s performance, even when there is no verbal interaction.
Social facilitation
Social psychologist _______________ _______________ is most closely associated with research on obedience and authority.
Stanley Milgram
In the behavioral sciences, the need one has to associate with others is referred to as ______________.
Affiliation
In regard to birth order, the need to affiliate with others is highest in _______________ _______________ and _______________.
First borns and only children
When a person is deciding between two negative alternatives it is called an _______________ - _______________ _______________.
Avoidance-avoidance conflict
The “melting pot” model of diversity has been deemed a myth and replaced with the salad bowl model which suggests _______________.
People are mixed together, but like lettuce and tomatoes in a salad, they retain their unique cultural identity.
______________ occurs when a person has a negative, rigid, inflexible attitude toward a given group of people.
Prejudice
_______________ occurs when an assumption is made that some races are better than others.
Racism
Leon Festinger’s theory of ______________ _________________ postulates that people have a need to compare themselves with others who are similar in order to assess their own abilities and options.
Social comparison
According to studies on social behavior by Solomon Asch, an individual whose opinion differs from the majority will most likely ________________.
Conform and agree with the others
The three types of individuals who are most likely to conform in a social setting are:
- Individuals who are heavily influenced by authority figures.
- Individuals who are external approval seekers.
- Individuals who feel that external factors control them.
Clients who belong to ________________ _________________ _______________ are most likely to engage in introspection.
Higher socioeconomic classes
