Social Theories
This theory explains how individuals construct meaning through social interaction.
What is symbolic interactionism?
This type of conditioning pairs a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned one.
What is classical conditioning?
This term describes the physical and social environment in which we live.
What is the social environment?
This mood disorder involves persistent sadness and loss of interest.
What is major depressive disorder?
What is the process by which culture is passed down?
What is socialization?
This perspective views society as a system of interdependent parts.
What is structural functionalism?
Positive reinforcement does what to behavior?
What is increase it?
What institution plays a central role in transmitting culture and social norms?
What is education?
Excess dopamine activity is associated with which disorder?
What is schizophrenia?
This describes when an individual feels disconnected from society.
What is anomie?
This theory focuses on inequalities and power differentials in society.
What is conflict theory?
What is the schedule where a response is rewarded after unpredictable times?
What is variable interval?
This describes movement within or between social strata.
What is social mobility?
What type of disorder is characterized by physical symptoms with no medical cause?
What is a somatic symptom disorder?
What’s the term for judging another culture by your own standards?
What is ethnocentrism?
This feminist theory level focuses on interactions and individual experiences.
What is micro-level feminism?
Observational learning is also called this.
What is modeling?
Which system is more open to mobility: caste or class?
What is the class system?
Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks are key for this disorder.
What is panic disorder?
What’s the opposite of ethnocentrism, emphasizing understanding?
What is cultural relativism?
Which theory would analyze how social roles reinforce stratification over time?
What is social reproduction theory?
Who is the psychologist associated with the Bobo doll experiment?
Who is Albert Bandura?
This term refers to when individuals are sorted based on perceived ability.
What is educational stratification (or tracking)?
Name the cluster B personality disorder marked by instability and fear of abandonment.
What is borderline personality disorder?
This effect explains how expectations can influence outcomes in education.
What is the teacher expectancy effect?