Social Identity theory

Social comparison

________: If our self- esteem is to be maintained our group needs to compare favorably with other groups.

Aim

________: Investigate whether conflict between groups could diminish them working together on a superordinate goal (achieved by the co- operation of two or more people)

Social identification

________: The process of conforming to the behaviors and values of your in- group.

Procedure

________: The students were given a stimulus line to compare with three other lines of different lengths, one of which is the same length as the stimulus line.

Salience

________: This is when we are very much aware of one of our social identities.

degree of ecological validity

Strengths: High ________.

Social categorization

The process by which people categorize themselves and others into groups

Social identification

The process of conforming to the behaviors and values of your in-group

Social comparison

If our self-esteem is to be maintained our group needs to compare favorably with other groups

In-group bias

the tendency for people to give preferential treatment to others who belong to the same group that they do

Out-group homogeneity bias

The tendency to assume that the members of other groups are very similar to each other, particularly in contrast to the assumed diversity of the membership of ones own group

Salience

This is when we are very much aware of one of our social identities

Aim

Abrams

Procedure

The students were given a stimulus line to compare with three other lines of different lengths, one of which is the same length as the stimulus line

Findings

Seventy-seven per cent of all participants conformed to the erroneous confederate judgments on at least one trial

Aim

Investigate whether conflict between groups could diminish them working together on a superordinate goal (achieved by the co-operation of two or more people)

Strengths

High degree of ecological validity

There are several constructs that are difficult to measure

for example, the salience of one's social identity, the boundaries of identities, or one's level of self-esteem related to social identity