some of paper 1 definitions

Social identity

a concept of self when related to/impacted by the groups we belong to. A perception of self

Salient

a group identity that is more significant in a particular context or moment

social categorisation

organising yourself into in-groups and out-groups

in-group favouritism

preferential treatment of those who belong to the same group

out-group homogeneity

tendency to see other groups as very similar to each other

social comparison

determining which groups hold more value, self esteem increases by believing in-groups are the best

positive distinctiveness

increase in self esteem that comes from in-group favouritism and out-group discrimination

cognitive biases

a consistent/systematic predictable pattern of thinking that occurs in the process and interpretation of information that affects our decision making

stereotype

a generalisation about a persons characteristics based solely on their group membership

heuristics

mental shortcuts that are based on rules of thumb that overuses one piece of information

illusory correlation

where people percieve a relationships between 2 variable when there isnt one

reconstructed memory

recall of an event that is later influenced by information and retellongs, altering the story.

eyewitness testimony

when witnesses of a crime are asked to provide evidence, usually following leading questions

misinformation effect

the idea that fake information can be implanted into memory during the encoding and retrieval of an event

self serving bias

the tendency to attribute our successes to internal factors and failures to external ones

conformation bias

actively seeking out information and events consisting with preconceived beliefs

anchoring bias

the tendency to rely heavily on the first piece of information recieved, using it as a basis for all new information when making decisions

local culture

birth and family culture

global culture

the shared values =, norms, language, and material objects that exist across the globe, influencing the human behaviour and cognition

surface culture

traditions and a bicultural identity with both aspects of culture integrated

bicultural identity

unified sense of personal self, combining norms and values from both culture

seperation

an identification only to local culture and a negative identification with global culture

delocalisation

an identification w only global culture resulting in a gradual loss of both cultures

marginalisation

a negative identification with both cultures resulting in poor mental health

hikikomori

a culture bound syndrome found primarily in japan where young japanese may lock themselfs in their room for years at a time