Sociocultural approach definitions

What is the sociocultural approach?

The sociocultural approach examines how social and cultural environments influence behaviour and mental processes.

What is social identity theory?

Social identity theory suggests a person’s self-concept is based on group memberships, leading to in-group favouritism and out-group discrimination.

What is social categorization?

Social categorization is the process of classifying people into groups based on shared characteristics.

What is in-group bias?

In-group bias is the tendency to favour one’s own group over others, often at the expense of fairness.

What is conformity?

Conformity is the act of adjusting one’s behaviour or beliefs to match those of a group or social norm.What is cultural norm?

What is cultural norm?

A cultural norm is a shared expectation or rule within a group about how individuals should behave.

What is cultural dimension?

A cultural dimension is an aspect of a culture that can be measured relative to other cultures, such as individualism vs. collectivism.

What is ENculturation?

Enculturation is the process of learning and adopting the values, beliefs, and behaviours of one’s own culture.

What is ACCulturation?

Acculturation is the process of cultural and psychological change that results from contact between two or more cultures.

What is stereotype?

A stereotype is a fixed, overgeneralised belief about a particular group of people.

What is stereotype threat?

Stereotype threat occurs when individuals underperform on tasks due to anxiety about confirming negative stereotypes about their group.

What is social cognitive theory?

Social cognitive theory suggests that behaviour is learned through observation, imitation, and modelling, with cognitive processes playing a role.

What is observational learning?

Observational learning is learning that occurs through watching and imitating others.