Definitions

Question 1

GROUPTHINK

Answer 1

Filtering undesirable or contentious content to consensus, especially if that agrees with leader

Question 2

HEURISTICS

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Cognitive shortcuts, save time but poor at processing new information and is prone to error

Question 3

HEIRACHY OF NEEDS

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Maslow’s ranking of basic needs, where lower order needs tend to drive motivation before higher order ones

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IN-GROUP BIAS

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Consideration of your own group as better than other groups

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IN-GROUPS

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A group you identify with

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IQ

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Standardised intelligence index

Intelligence Quotient

Question 7

INTELLIGENCE

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Ability to apply experience going beyond environmental information

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INTER GROUP CONFLICT

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Elevated competition and aggression as a result of group vs group situation, especially resources and respect and esteem

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SYSTEMS THINKING

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A holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the way that a systems’ constituent parts interrelate, how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems, and the wider consequences of change

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MOTIVATION

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Process of starting or maintaining targeted behaviour towards a particular goal or activity

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NEED FOR ACHIEVMENT

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Basic need for humans to achieve

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NORMATIVE INFLUENCE

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Influence of a group leading to conformity to be liked or respected

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NORMS

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Averages based from large groups that enable individual comparisons

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ORGANISATIONAL JUSTICE THEORY

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Perceptions of fairness in the workplace

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OUT GROUPS

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Groups that one doesn’t identify with

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PERSONALITY

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Psychological qualities that influence behaviour across situations and time

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PREJUDICE

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Learned attitude towards something, resulting in negative act or belief

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PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTRACT

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The sometimes unwritten/unspoken expectations of an agreement or contract

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CORRELATION

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An association between two sets of data (not necessarily a casual relationship)

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SCHEMAS

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Conceptual frameworks that contain information enabling us to make sense of the world

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SELF ACTUALISATION

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Desire to fulfil potential

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SELF AWARENESS

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Top level of consciousness, recognise self as an individual

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SELF CONCEPT

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Ones own idea of abilities and attributes

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SELF EFFICACY

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Ones own ideas of performance in given situations

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SELF ESTEEM

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Confidence in ones own worth and abilities

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SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY

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A belief that exists and influences behaviour to confirm the realisation of that belief

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GAMEIFICATION

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The application of typical elements of game playing to other activities- selection, intelligence tests

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SOCIAL CATEGORISATION

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Organised categories in the social environment

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SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY

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Where behaviour is learned from observation of the environment

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SOCIAL ROLE

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Socially defined set of behaviours for someone in a particular role

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SOCIAL SUPPORT

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Resource support for someone to help cope with some kind of stress

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SOCIALISATION

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External social shaping of personal skills, behaviours, attitudes into what is acceptable or desirable to society

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STEREOTYPES

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Generalisations about groups of people

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STEREOTYPE THREAT

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The threat of confirming a negative stereotype

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STIGMA

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Negative reaction of people towards a person possessing a quality they see as inferior or undesirable

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STRESS

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Effect of a loading on a person, associated with approaching capacity

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STRESSOR

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Something that causes stress

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TEND AND BEFRIEND RESPONSE

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Response to a stressor to joining a group to reduce vulnerability

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TOP DOWN PROCESSING

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Perception heavily influenced by experience and prior knowledge

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PERSONALITY TRAITS

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Typically stable qualities that influence behaviour

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TYPE A BEHAVIOUR PATTERN

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Typically aggressive, impatient, competitive

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TYPE B BEHAVIOUR PATTERN

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Typrically relaxed, patient, easy going