GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
COGNITION AND EMOTIONS
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Question
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category of people whom you compare yourself to
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Explanation of other people’s behavior based on personality or external factors
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describes process people go through to explain the causes of behavior
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beliefs about groups in which we think we belong
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Detailed explanation-1: -According to social identity theory, social behaviour is determined by the character and motivations of the person as an individual (interpersonal behaviour) as well as by the person’s group membership (i.e., intergroup behaviour). People generally prefer to maintain a positive image of the groups to which they belong.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social identity theory proposed by Tajfel and Turner (1986) suggests that individuals experience collective identity based on their membership in a group, such as racial/ethnic and gender identities.
Detailed explanation-3: -In sociology and social psychology, an in-group is a social group to which a person psychologically identifies as being a member. By contrast, an out-group is a social group with which an individual does not identify.