Social Identity Theory

Theorist who proposed the Social Identity Theory (SIT) was named

• Tajfel

• Bandura

• Sherif

• Cialdini

SIT suggested that the groups that we identify with...

• provide us with a source of self-esteem

• cause us to be unhappy

• are correlated with mental illness

• none of the answers here are accurate

The three processes involved in social identity theory involve all of the following except:

• categorization

• connection

• comparison

• identification

Stereotyping is...

• the same as discrimination and racism

• All of the answers here are correct

• a preconceived idea about what someone will be like

• the process of adopting the identity of the group we belong to

The central principle of SIT is that group members of an __-group will seek to find negative aspects of the __-group in order to enhanve their own self-image.

• Out, In

• In, Out

The process of comparing our in-group with out-groups is called...

• In-group bias

• Social comparison

• Social categorization

• The self-esteem hypothesis

SIT was created to help explain...

• prejudice

• discrimination

• conflict between groups

• all of these

The out-group homogeneity effect is a term that means...

• everyone is the same

• stereotypes

• we think about being prejudice and discriminating against the out-group

• we think out-group members as being more similiar than in-group members.

What were the result of Tajfel's Minimal Group Paradigm experiment?

• A majority of the boys gave points to members of the out-group, and they tried to maximise the difference between the two groups. The boys showed evidence of in group favouritism, out-group discrimination and positive distinctiveness.

• A majority of the boys gave points to members of the in-group, and they tried to maximise the difference between the two groups. The boys showed evidence of in group favouritism, in-group discrimination and positive distinctiveness.

• A majority of the boys gave more points to members of their in-group, and they tried to maximize the difference between the two groups. The boys showed evidence of in group favouritism, out-group discrimination and positive distinctiveness.

What was the method of Tajfel et al's experiment?

• oys were randomly allocated to groups but they believed that it was based on their artistic preference for two painters Klee or Kandinsky. The boys then had to distribute points, individually and anonymously to other boys using a matrix.

• Boys were allocated to groups based on their artistic preference for two painters Klee or Kandinsky. The boys then had to distribute points, individually and anonymously to other boys using a matrix.

• Boys chose whether they wanted to be in a group with others who preferred the artwork of Klee or the artwork of Kandinsky.