Social (key terms from textbook)

Question 1

Social influence

Answer 1

When an individual’s behaviour, attitudes and emotions are affected by those of another.

Question 2

Confederate

Answer 2

Someone who helps someone else to do something.

Question 3

Hierarchical

Answer 3

A system of social organisation that is ranked from top to bottom.

Question 4

Socialisation

Answer 4

The process by which we learn the rules and norms of society through socialising agents, such as teachers and parents.

Question 5

Autonomy

Answer 5

Acting on one’s own free will.

Question 6

Agency

Answer 6

When one acts as an agent for another.

Question 7

Moral strain

Answer 7

Experiencing anxiety, usually because you are asked to do something that goes against your moral judgement

Question 8

Target

Answer 8

The person being acted upon.

Question 9

Source

Answer 9

Those providing the influence.

Question 10

Androcentric

Answer 10

(in relation to a study) focused on men.

Question 11

Fascism

Answer 11

Extreme intolerant views based on a right-wing political perspective

Question 12

Stereotype

Answer 12

An overgeneralised belief about someone or something typically based on limited information

Question 13

Discrimination

Answer 13

The practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way.

Question 14

Anti-semitism

Answer 14

Hostility against Jews.

Question 15

Intergroup conflict

Answer 15

Real conflict experienced between different groups.

Question 16

Superordinate goals

Answer 16

Goals that can only be achieved by cooperation of all group members together.

Question 17

Personal identity

Answer 17

Our own unique qualities, personality and self-esteem.

Question 18

Social identity

Answer 18

The attributes of the group to which we belong

Question 19

In-group favouritism

Answer 19

Seeing our own group and members in a positive light as unique.

Question 20

Negative out-group bias

Answer 20

Seeing members of a different group as all the same and in a negative light.

Question 21

Heterogeneous

Answer 21

All different- in-group heterogeneity is the term given to this bias according to social identity theory.

Question 22

Homogenous

Answer 22

Equal or similar- out-group homogeneity is the term given to this bias according to social identity theory.

Question 23

Sociometric data

Answer 23

Quantitative data gathered about personal/social relationships