by Cynthia | Sep 12, 2022 | 7B: Social Processes that Influence Human Behavior, Foundational Concept 7: Behavior
Topics discussed in this article: What are the 4 main agents of socialization? What is the difference between cultural transmission and cultural diffusion? What are the example of primary and secondary socialization? Agents of Socialization (e.g., the family, mass...
by Cynthia | Sep 12, 2022 | 7B: Social Processes that Influence Human Behavior, Foundational Concept 7: Behavior
Topics discussed in this article: What are social norms? What are sanctions in social norms? What are folkways, mores, and taboos? What is anomie and how does it lead to alienation? What are the 3 perspectives of deviance? What are the characteristics of collective...
by Cynthia | Sep 11, 2022 | 7B: Social Processes that Influence Human Behavior, Foundational Concept 7: Behavior
Topics discussed in this article: Why does group polarization occur? What causes groupthink? What are the 8 signs of groupthink? Group Polarization In everyday society, many of us are exposed to group polarization, a phenomenon that increases the tendency for groups...
by Cynthia | Sep 11, 2022 | 7B: Social Processes that Influence Human Behavior, Foundational Concept 7: Behavior
Topics discussed in this article: What is social facilitation and why does it occur? What does the Yerkes-Dodson law explain? What is deindividuation and why does it occur? What four factors contribute to the bystander effect? How does social loafing occur? What is...
by Cynthia | Sep 11, 2022 | 8B: Social Thinking, Foundational Concept 8: Thoughts and Interaction
Topics discussed in this article: What is the self-fulfilling prophecy? What is stereotype threat and why is it important? Processes Related to Stereotypes Self-Fulfilling Prophecy The Self-fulfilling prophecy, also known as the Pygmalion Effect, describes how...
