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Categorisation(SIT)
The process of categorising people and objects to understand and identify them and their social environment
Identification(SIT)
Choosing a group to identify with and adopting the identity of the group
Comparison(SIT)
Comparing our group to other social groups
Social Group
People who identify themselves as members of a specific group
Out Group Homogeneity Effect
People who are out group members might seem more similar to each other due to generalising
Social cognitive theory
the idea that people can model behaviour through observation and imitation
Attention (SCT)
pay attention to the model
Retention (SCT)
remember the observed behaviour
Motivation(SCT)
must want to replicate the observed behaviour
Potential (SCT)
be able to physically and metally carry out behaviour
Human agency
The belief that humans are responsible for their own behaviour
Reciprocal determinism
how humans act is influenced by 3 factors- personal, behaviour and environment
Social norms
unwritten rules about how to behave
Positive distinctiveness (SIT)
The process of attempting to make our in group stand out positively from out groups
Generalisation (SIT)
forming a belief about a social group
Stereotype threat
feeling judged and threatened in a stereotypical way
Memory distortion (stereotype)
when one’s memory of an event is distorted and does not remember details correctly based on stereotypes
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