Social Psychologyy Theories Flashcards
What does agency theory suggest
Agentic state
Autonomous state
Moral strain
Agentic shift
Binding factor
Steps in agency theory
Agentic state
Autonomous state
Agentic shift
Moral strain
Binding factor
Steps in social identity theory
Identification
Categorisation
Positive distinctivness
Social comparison
What does social identity theory suggest
The existence of groups is causes prejudice
Categorisation
Separation of people into group us vs them
Automatic process
Identification
Adopting values and beliefs of a group that they think they belong to to fit into group norms
Social comparison
Individual compares their own group to other
Positive distinctivness
Looking down on other groups in order to make you feel better about belonging to a group- treat others poorly to boost one’s self esteem
Steps in social impact theory
Strength
Immediacy
Number of sources
Psychosocial law
Diminishing impact
Division of impact
What does social impact theory suggest
Focuses on the context behind obedience
Strength
Perceived power
Immediacy
Closeness of source of authority
Time/ distance
Number of sources
How many people involved in situation ( add or subtract social forces)
Psychological law
First person to give an order is the most significant force of authority
Diminishing returns
At a certain point additional sources has less of an impact I.e repeating ur threats over and over
Division of impact
Giving a specific order to a specific individual
Steps in realistic conflict theory
Intergroup competition
Limited resources
Negative interdependence
Positive interdependence
Superordinate goal
What does realistic conflict theory suggest
The existence of competition causes prejudice
Intergroup competition
Competition between groups often over resources
Superordinate goals
Limited resources
Negative interdependence
Negative interdependence
