Sociocultural Terms

5. when an individual abandons their original culture and adopts the cultural behaviours and values of their new culture
8. In order to reproduce an observed behavior, observers must want to reproduce it and expect a certain outcome from the behavior.
11. our tendency to repeat or imitate behaviors for which others are being rewarded.
12. a set of rules based on socially or culturally shared beliefs of how an individual ought to behave to be accepted within that group.
13. occurs when one is in a situation where there is a threat of being judged or treated stereotypically or a fear of doing something that would inadvertently confirm that stereotype.
17. the assumption that our need for a positive self-concept will result in a bias in these intergroup comparisons so that you are more positive towards anything that your own group represents
18. generational differences in acculturation and how this leads to conflict within the family.
20. the process of cultural and psychological change that takes place as a result of contact between two or more cultural groups
21. the process by which people categorize themselves and others into groups. This simplifies and helps us make sense of our social world.
22. when one chooses to not maintain one’s original culture nor are they adapting to the new culture.
23. In order to reproduce an observed behavior, observers must be able to remember features of the behavior.

1. When migrants maintain their own culture and minimize contact with the new culture
2. The process of the learning and maintenance of the behaviours and norms of your own culture
3. a drive within individuals to gain accurate self-evaluations by comparing oneself to other people.
4. The component of the cultural dimension that is more focused on the “me”
6. a social perception of an individual in terms of group membership or physical attributes. It is a generalization that is made about a group and then attributed to members of that group.
7. the process of adopting the norms of the group and taking on the characteristics of the group.
9. When there is an interest in adopting the behaviours and values of the new culture, while still maintaining the original culture
10. In order to learn, observers must attend to the modeled behavior.
14. in order to reproduce an observed behavior, observers must physically and/or mentally be able to carry out the behavior.
15. a reduction in the mental health and well-being that occurs during the process of adaptation to a new culture. It is often referred to as "culture shock"
16. The component of the cultural dimension that is more focused on the “we”
19. this is when we are very much aware of one of our social identities. It is argued that if we make a social identity salient, it will play a key role in behavior.