Sociocultural Vocabulary

2. A group of people with common physical characteristics, ancestry, and/or language.
4. A study of human culture that is based on cross-cultural concepts and constructs.
7. When people within a stereotyped group perform worse due to perceived expectations of them doing bad.
9. The changing of one’s beliefs to match the group they are in or desire to be in.
10. The psychological aspect of being male, female, or another gender.
11. The process in which two people work together towards a common goal.
13. The attitudes and behaviors of a certain group within society.
16. A group that one does not belong to
18. The change in behavior due to another’s request.
19. A culture in which the needs of each individual are put ahead over the group’s needs.
20. when new information is modified to fit into our schemas
22. An individual or group that is not accepted into a larger group due to differences in qualities, values, and/or customs
23. beliefs that some things or people are better than others, usually resulting in unfair treatment of one group over another.
27. The negative treatment towards other groups, usually because of prejudice.
28. A major social group that shares a common history, culture, language, and/or religion.

1. An individual’s perception of their capability to perform or attain results.
2. The idea that the environment affects behavior, and vice versa. They both affect the individual, and the individual affects them.
3. a set of generalizations about a group of people
5. a societal rule, value, or standard that dictates the appropriate behavior within a culture.
6. A negative attitude towards a person or group
8. A study of human culture that interprets behaviors and practices.
12. Learning information, skills, or behavior from a demonstration.
13. A group that shares the same culture
14. A culture in which the needs of a group are put ahead over each individual’s needs.
15. The extent to which different cultural groups differ from one another in terms of psychological attributes.
17. Learning through social interactions
21. Giving preference to a person or group at the expense of another.
24. integration of regional cultures into a global network
25. The tendency to favor one’s group and its aspects over others.
26. A group in which the members feel connected to one another.