Issues and debates Flashcards
(18 cards)
What is society?
A group of individuals living together, influencing each other’s behavior.
Define social issues.
Problems or conflicts that affect communities, such as prejudice, discrimination, and violence.
What does Milgram’s study on obedience demonstrate?
Normal individuals can commit atrocities under authority pressure.
What social event exemplifies conformity in crowds?
The London riots of 2011.
What is deindividuation?
Loss of personal identity in group settings that can lead to aggressive behavior.
What is the bystander effect?
Failure to intervene in emergencies due to diffusion of responsibility and pluralistic ignorance.
Define culture in the context of psychology.
A set of beliefs and practices shared by a group.
What characterizes individualistic cultures?
Emphasis on independence and self-reliance.
What characterizes collectivistic cultures?
Focus on group membership and interdependence.
How do individualistic cultures typically respond to obedience?
They may show less obedience due to a focus on personal autonomy.
What can influence the results of Milgram’s study across cultures?
Age and cultural context.
What did Bond and Smith’s study reveal about conformity?
Conformity tends to be higher in collectivistic cultures.
How does deindividuation vary across cultures?
It can occur universally but results in varying behaviors depending on cultural context.
How do individualistic and collectivistic cultures differ in their response to the bystander effect?
Individualistic cultures may show indifference, while collectivistic cultures may exhibit strong in-group favoritism.
What must be considered when assessing cultural influence on group behavior?
How cultural context shapes behaviors such as conformity, obedience, and helping behavior.
Define in-group favoritism.
Preference to help those within one’s own group over outsiders.
What is pluralistic ignorance?
Misinterpretation of the norms of a situation due to the inaction of others.
True or False: Collectivistic cultures tend to have lower levels of conformity compared to individualistic cultures.
False
