Untitled Flashcards Set

Conformity

Changing behavior to fit in with a group.

Asch's Experiment

A study that demonstrated how people conform to wrong group answers.

Normative Social Influence

The influence to conform in order to be liked or accepted.

Enculturation

The process of learning the behaviors and norms of one's culture.

Barry et al. (1959)

A study that explored how different cultures teach children, focusing on farming vs. hunting cultures.

Acculturation

The process of adjusting to a new culture after moving.

Assimilation

Completely adopting a new culture while abandoning the old one.

Separation

Maintaining the old culture and avoiding the new one.

Integration

Mixing both the old and new cultures.

Marginalization

Feeling lost between two different cultures.

Torres et al. (2012)

A study on Latino immigrants that found discrimination increased stress.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform better on simple tasks in the presence of others.

Group Polarization

The phenomenon where the attitudes of a group become more extreme after group discussion.

Obedience

The act of following direct commands from an authority figure.

Informational Social Influence

The influence to conform because one believes others are correct.

Social Identity Theory

The theory that a person's sense of who they are is based on their group memberships.

In-Group Bias

The tendency to favor one's own group over others.

Out-Group Bias

The tendency to see members of other groups as more similar to each other than they are.