Sociocultural Vocabulary

3. A culture in which the needs of a group are put ahead over each individual’s needs.
6. The changing of one’s beliefs to match the group they are in or desire to be in.
8. – A group in which the members feel connected to one another.
9. – A culture in which the needs of each individual are put ahead over the group’s needs.
10. determinism – The idea that the environment affects behavior, and vice versa. They both affect the individual, and the individual affects them.
13. – A group that one does not belong to
14. beliefs that some things or people are better than others, usually resulting in unfair treatment of one group over another.
18. – The extent to which different cultural groups differ from one another in terms of psychological attributes.
20. – An individual’s perception of their capability to perform or attain results.
21. – A major social group that shares a common history, culture, language, and/or religion.
25. – Learning information, skills, or behavior from a demonstration.
26. – When people within a stereotyped group perform worse due to perceived expectations of them doing bad.
27. – A group that shares the same culture
28. – The psychological aspect of being male, female, or another gender.
29. – A study of human culture that interprets behaviors and practices.
30. when new information is modified to fit into our schemas

1. – Giving preference to a person or group at the expense of another.
2. – A study of human culture that is based on cross-cultural concepts and constructs.
4. – integration of regional cultures into a global network
5. – A negative attitude towards a person or group
7. – The tendency to favor one’s group and its aspects over others.
11. The process in which two people work together towards a common goal.
12. – The attitudes and behaviors of a certain group within society.
15. learning – Learning through social interactions
16. – A group of people with common physical characteristics, ancestry, and/or language.
17. – a set of generalizations about a group of people
19. – The negative treatment towards other groups, usually because of prejudice.
22. – An individual or group that is not accepted into a larger group due to differences in qualities, values, and/or customs
23. The change in behavior due to another’s request.
24. – a societal rule, value, or standard that dictates the appropriate behavior within a culture.