PSYC2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Grooming, Ingroups And Outgroups, O. J. Simpson
17 Jun 2018
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PSYC2040 NOTES
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Lecture 7 - Group Processes
Social identity theory
●Suggests that people care a lot about the social groups they are in
●Categorisation
○Once we categorise things they appear to be less variable
●Identification
●Comparison
○In-group vs out-group
■In-group favouritism
●We evaluate ourselves based on group memberships - if our
groups are good, so are we, motivating us to help our group
○E.g. we are more likely to describe in-group members in a
positive light, shelter them from punishment and
distribute rewards to them
■Out-group homogeneity
●“They” are the same, “we” are diverse
Intragroup dynamics
●The influence of groups on our behaviour
Shared reality theory
●How groups come to a shared worldview
○Monkeys and apes bond by social grooming
○Higher order principle in humans - creating a shared understanding e.g. gossip
●“In the absence of social verification, experience is transitory, random and ephemeral”
●“Experience is established as valid and reliable to the extent that it is shared by others”
●Communication is emotive and informational
●Sharing emotions is socially bonding
○When someone doesn’t share your emotions, it can hurt the process of social
bonding and in turn the relationship
Document Summary
Suggests that people care a lot about the social groups they are in. Once we categorise things they appear to be less variable. We evaluate ourselves based on group memberships - if our groups are good, so are we, motivating us to help our group. E. g. we are more likely to describe in-group members in a positive light, shelter them from punishment and distribute rewards to them. (cid:396)they(cid:397) are the same , (cid:396)we(cid:397) are diverse. The influence of groups on our behaviour. How groups come to a shared worldview. Monkeys and apes bond by social grooming. Higher order principle in humans - creating a shared understanding e. g. gossip. (cid:396)in the absence of social verification, experience is transitory, random and ephemeral(cid:397) (cid:396)experience is established as valid and reliable to the extent that it is shared by others(cid:397) When someone doesn"t share your emotions, it can hurt the process of social bonding and in turn the relationship.
