7A - Social groups & culture
What are group norms?
a standard, value, or rule that outlines an appropriate behaviour or experience.
What are three factors that can increase obedience?
-Status of an authority figure
-Proximity
-Group Pressure
A proposal that humans measure their self-worth in relation to the people around them, playing a significant role in mental wellbeing.
What does the process of self-determination involve?
engaging in behaviours without the influence of other people as an external force.
What two factors increase social loafing?
- The ease of the task.
- Meaningfulness of the task.
What four factors affect conformity?
Social norms
Groupthink
Group shift
Deindividualisation
What is the technological determinisim theory?
Technological determinism theory proposes that technology unavoidably determines cultural and social change.
According to the self-determination theory, what three basic psychological needs have to be fullfulled to achieve independence?
autonomy, competence, and relatedness