social

Question 1

dunbar number

Answer 1

cognitive limit on human groups of about 150 individuals
- individual must meet their own requirements
- coordinate their behaviour with other group

Question 2

3 components to social identity theory

Answer 2

• categorization: grouping others based on observable characteristics
• identification: groups we perceive ourselves to belong to
• comparison: comparing “us” and “them”

Question 3

social identity theory

Answer 3

states that groups we belong to is important to how we feel about ourselves

Question 4

social identities

Answer 4

characteristics we share because we belong to a group

Question 5

personal identities

Answer 5

characteristics that differentiates us within our group

Question 6

discrete v/and dimension

Answer 6

• individual emotion
• applied to multiple individual emotions (+ and -)

Question 7

cultural display rule

Answer 7

• govern what emotions people are allowed to show
• govern the behavioural norms in society

Question 8

in-groups (social identity theory)

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members of a group that we identify with

Question 9

out-groups (social identity theory)

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social groups with which individuals do not identify

Question 10

decode (emotions)

Answer 10

interpret meaning of non-verbal behaviour (ex: deciding a pat on the back was an expression of condescension rather than kindness)

Question 11

reciprocity principle

Answer 11

tendency to like those who like us, and dislike those who dislike us

Question 12

paul ekan

Answer 12

explored universal expression of emotions
- (1971) shown western participant six basic emotions
- asked to recognize and display
- participants accurately recognized them
- supports university of emotional expression

Question 13

attractiveness of physical characteristics

Answer 13

• dimorphism
• symmetry
• averageness

Question 14

free choice paradigm

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examines how individual makes choices when presented with a range of option

Question 15

emotion suppression

Answer 15

to hide or disguise their emotions in certain situation

Question 16

encoding (emotions)

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express or omit-verbal behaviour (smiling, patting someone on the back)

Question 17

ostracism

Answer 17

act of being ignored or excluded from society or group
- rejection
- social pain
- social exclusion
(causes low sense of control, low self esteem, and questioning of meaningful existence)

Question 18

forced choice paradigm

Answer 18

when an individual is asked to choose between two or more option (favorable or unfavorable)
- common technique to measure preferences, attitudes, and beliefs

Question 19

affiliation

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tendency to form social bonds with others
- forming group, relying on others

Question 20

need to belong theory

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(Baumeister and Leary 1995)
- being able to create or maintain relationship brings satisfaction
- satiation: seek new relationships when we have enough existing ones
- substitution: lost relationship can be replaced

Question 21

privacy regulation theory

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our needs (privacy) regulates over time
- adjust our privacy levels to reflect

Question 22

social affiliation model

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need for affiliation changes over time, depending on our circumstances

Question 23

temporal need-threat model

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(K.D. Williams)
how individuals react to social exclusion (ostracism) can be divided two phases
- stage 1: reflexive phase, first experiencing ostracism
- stage 2: reflective phase, rethinking their needs

Question 24

reflective phase

Answer 24

identify how they can re-establish their needs
(second stage of the temporal need-threat model)

Question 25

types of theories of affiliation

Answer 25

- privacy regulation theory (Attman 1975) - social affiliation model

Question 26

reflexive phase

Answer 26

- slightest sign of social exclusion > - social plan > - fundamental needs are threatened