Life Skills Toward Social Competence: Nature and Dynamics of Social Relationships

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key terms, definitions, and concepts related to social influence, social perception, and forms of social interaction.

Building Bridges: Life Skills Toward Social Competence

A concept that frames connection and practical capability as the foundation for navigating interpersonal relationships, acting as a bridge to foster understanding, collaboration, mutual trust, and integration within a community.

Social Influence

The ways in which individuals change their thoughts, feelings, attitudes, or behaviors in response to the real, implied, or imagined presence of others.

Conformity

Changing your behavior or beliefs to align with the norms or expectations of a group (e.g., following a dress code or agreeing with a majority opinion).

Compliance

Yielding to an explicit request or suggestion from another person or group without necessarily changing your internal beliefs (e.g., agreeing to sign a petition when asked).

Obedience

Following direct orders or commands from an established authority figure (e.g., obeying traffic laws or directions from a teacher).

Social Perception

The process (also known as person perception) by which people form impressions, make judgments, and draw inferences about other individuals or social groups using visual, verbal, and situational cues.

Social Interaction

The dynamic process by which two or more individuals act and react toward one another in a social context, forming the essential foundation of all social structures, groups, and relationships.

Cooperation

A fundamental form of social interaction that involves working together toward shared goals.

Competition

A fundamental form of social interaction involving opposing one another to achieve a goal that only one can attain.

Conflict

A fundamental form of social interaction defined as direct opposition or struggle over incompatible goals or values.

Accomodation

A form of social interaction in which individuals or groups adjust their behavior to prevent, reduce, or resolve conflict without completely resolving the underlying differences.