2 or more people who define themselves as a group (having a sense of us) and who are also recognised by at least one other person
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terror management theory
proposes that human awareness of death creates a constant source of existential anguish, that must be dealt with; being in groups raises one self-esteem
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mortality salience
enhances our desire to affiliate and join groups & develop strong preference for own group; leads to discrimination of out group
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social identity
aspect of our self/identity thats determined by our group membership
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personal identity
one’s personal characteristics and relationships with groups
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social identity theory
the theory of group membership and intergroup relations arguing that personal identities and group membership complete peoples sense of self
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prototype
fuzzy sets of characteristics that define a group and distinguish it from other groups
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self-categorisation
cognitive process of categorising oneself as a group member
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subjective identity
uncertainty about who we are and what we are supposed to do, which is alleviated by identification with groups
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frustration agression model
if the individual is prevented from achieving a goal by some external factor, then this will lead to frustration which will always lead to aggression.
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realistic conflict theory
theory of intergroup conflict the explains intergroup behaviour with respect to the need to secure scarce resources
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ethnocentrism
preference for ones own group, and features of ones own group over others
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contact hypothesis
theory of prejudice reduction which proposes that prejudice and conflict between groups can be reduced by bringing them together
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superordinate goals
a goal that 2 or more groups can aspire to but can only be achieved by working together in cooperation
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minimal group paradigm
experimental manipulation that tests the effects if mere categorisation on behaviour
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Front
terror management theory
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proposes that human awareness of death creates a constant source of existential anguish, that must be dealt with; being in groups raises one self-esteem
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