Social Identity Theory

Question 1

person and date

Answer 1

tajfel1979

Question 2

social identity theory is

Answer 2

the identifcation of the self based off memberships in different social groups

Question 3

3 stages

Answer 3

stage 1: catagorisation- “i am a…” the acknolegement of groups

stage 2: identification- “i am like… because i am a…” the assignment of traits based on groups

stage 3: comparison- “because they do this… they are like…” assigning traits onto other groups

Question 4

in and out group bias

Answer 4

Ingroup bias: the application of positive traits to your in group due to a positive perception
Out group bias: the application of negative traits to an out group due to a negative perception

Question 5

hetero/homo geneity effects

Answer 5

Homogeneity effect: the viewing of an out group as a hermononous group
Heterogeneity effect: the ability to recognise differences and variety inside an in group

Question 6

minimal group paradigm

Answer 6

Minimal group paradigm: the claiming of an ingroup biased on trivial criterion