PSYC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Identity Theory, Ingroups And Outgroups, Stanford Prison Experiment

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC100
• Professor: Agnes R.Ly

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Reciprocity: if person a helps or harms person b, then person b will help or harm person a. Transitivity: people generally share their friend"s opinions of other people. If person a and person b are friends and person a likes person c and dislikes person d then person b will do the same. Outgroup homogeneity effect: tendency to view outgroup members as less varied than ingroup members. Ex: university of missouri students may think university of kansas students are all alike, but when they think about missouri students, they cannot help but notice the wide diversity of student types. Social identity theory: idea that ingroups consist of individuals who perceive themselves to be members of the same social category and experience pride through their groups membership. Ingroup favoritism: tendency for people to evaluate favorably and privilege members of the ingroup more than members of the outgroup. Past: living in groups increased amount of resources available.