Reading: Social Identity Theory

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According to Social Identity Theory, how many social selves does a person have?

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Several social selves

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What is the purpose of categorizing ourselves in terms of group membership?

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To know our value in social contexts

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What are the three psychological mechanisms involved in the creation of a social identity?

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Social categorization, social comparison, and self-esteem

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What is social categorization?

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The process of classifying people into groups based on similar characteristics

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What did Tajfel's Kandinsky versus Klee experiment demonstrate?

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Boys randomly assigned to a group showed in-group favoritism

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What did Cialdini et al. (1976) demonstrate about social comparison?

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After a successful football match, supporters were more likely to wear college insignia

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What did Abrams et al. (1990) find in their replication of Asch's conformity experiment?

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Participants were more likely to conform to the behavior of people in their in-group.

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What did Drury et al. (2009) find in their experiment on crowd control during emergency evacuations?

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Those who shared a common identity were more likely to help one another

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What is a limitation of Social Identity Theory?

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It describes but does not accurately predict human behavior

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What is the main conclusion that can be drawn from Tajfel's study?

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Members of a group tend to favor their in-group