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Psych - Social
The social approach - Key terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Societies | Large groups of people with same traditions |
| Norms | What’s correct in that society or culture |
| Culture | The ideas or customs of a society |
| Socialised | The process of learning what is acceptable |
| Conformity | Changing behaviour to that of a group |
| Normative social influence (NSI) | Changing your mind or behaviour to fit in with a group and to not stand out. |
| Informational social influence (ISI) | Changing your mind or behaviour to that of a group when you are unsure of the situation. |
| Status | Perceived power of the person or group |
| Unanimity | Total agreement between members of the group |
| Ambiguity/Ambiguous | A situation where there is no clear and obvious way of how to act |
| Category | A grouping of things that are similar |
| Assumption | A decision about something based on minimal knowledge |
| Stereotype | A common but simple view of a person or thing |
| Compliance | Least conforming type of conformity. This involves changing your public views of the group but not changing your private views. This could be due to normative social influence. |
| Identification | Middle conformity type of conformity. This involves changing you public views of the group and are more likely to change their private beliefs. |
| Internalisation | Most conforming type of conformity. This involves changing both your public and private views to that of the group. It’s more likely to be permanent and results from informational social influence. |
| Gender salience | Gender relevance |
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