General Social

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AS - Level Psychology (Social) Mind Map on General Social, created by Sam Naidoo on 12/01/2016.
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General Social
  1. Obedience
    1. Agency Theory (Milgram)
      1. Autonomous state= freewill
        1. Agentic State = acting on behalf of others
          1. Explains moral strain where we do something against our morals for the 'greater good'.
          2. Social Identity Theory (Tajfel)
            1. Three stages...
              1. Social Categorisation = automatic act of putting self and others into groups
                1. Social Identification = the process of moving from categorising ones self with the in-group to identifying with the group
                  1. Social Comparison = the individuals self concept becomes wrapped up with the in-group
            2. Milgrams Research
              1. Ordinary Man
                1. An ordinary man gave the instructions
                  1. Only 4 obeyed to the maximum level
                    1. 16/20 broke away from the instructions
                2. Run Down Office Block
                  1. same procedure was used
                    1. obedience didn't drop much
                      1. more natural setting
                        1. took place in the real world
                        2. Telephonic Instructions
                          1. same amount of people
                            1. same personnel
                              1. Participants lied about shocks
                                1. Backs up claim that physical presence affects obedience
                              2. Social Impact Theory (Latane)
                                1. individuals function differently in the presence of others
                                  1. gender, age, culture, situation
                                  2. Evolution Theory
                                    1. idea of natural selection
                                      1. avoiding aggression means avoiding getting hurt
                                        1. Survival instincts
                                      2. Prejudice
                                        1. Personality factors
                                          1. Extraversion
                                            1. Leading people to conflict, eg. Hitler
                                            2. Agreeableness
                                              1. get along with people
                                                1. willingness to get on with others
                                                2. Neuroticism
                                                  1. everything has to go right
                                                    1. negative
                                                      1. worried
                                                      2. Conscientiousness
                                                        1. narrow minded
                                                          1. everything has to be just so
                                                          2. Openness to experience
                                                            1. willing to go out of comfort zone
                                                              1. willing to listen to others opinions
                                                              2. Other factors
                                                                1. Social Dominance Orientation
                                                                  1. refers to someone who sees society as hierarchical
                                                                  2. Right Wing Authoritarianism
                                                                    1. refers to someone who has rigid thinking and likes society to have rules
                                                                2. Realistic Conflict Theory
                                                                  1. must be competition for a resource (finite) for it to cause conflict
                                                                3. Self-Reporting Data
                                                                  1. Questionnaires
                                                                    1. Response bias - pattern responses
                                                                      1. Closed questions - specific answers, no extending the answer
                                                                        1. Open questions - the respondent can answer freely
                                                                          1. Quantative - about quantity, eg.numbers
                                                                            1. Qualitative - data about quality, detailed free answers
                                                                              1. Demand Characteristics - when a participant can guess the aim of the study and works to 'help' the researcher. Data not valid
                                                                                1. Mathematical skills
                                                                                  1. measures of central tendancy (mean, median, mode)
                                                                                    1. bar charts
                                                                                      1. measures of 'dispersion' (range and standard deviation)
                                                                                        1. frequency or tally charts and tables
                                                                                        2. Likert Scale
                                                                                      2. Studies
                                                                                        1. Classic Core Study: Sherif et al Robbers Cave 1954/61
                                                                                          1. 3 stages
                                                                                            1. stage 1 - in group formation
                                                                                              1. stage 2 - inter group relations (friction phase)
                                                                                                1. stage 3 - inter group relations (intergration phase)
                                                                                                  1. conlusions
                                                                                                    1. groups developed group hierarchies and group norms
                                                                                                      1. groups had leadership by the end of the first week
                                                                                                        1. in-groups formed
                                                                                                          1. contact between the two groups is not enough to reduce hostility
                                                                                                            1. friction was reduced when the groups needed to work together
                                                                                                          2. 22 participants (all boys aged 11 years)
                                                                                                            1. camp was a 200 acre boys scouts of America camp
                                                                                                              1. site was isolated and groups were kept apart
                                                                                                              2. Contemporary Study : Burger
                                                                                                                1. Replicated Milgram's study but with safeguards
                                                                                                                  1. - lower voltages, debriefed seconds after study ended, reminded participants that they could withdraw at any time, the 'experimenter' was a clinic psychologist.
                                                                                                                  2. Base condition was almost the same setup as Milgram
                                                                                                                    1. Conclusions
                                                                                                                      1. - very little has changed
                                                                                                                        1. -high rate of obedience
                                                                                                                          1. - no statistical difference between men and women
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