Social Identity

Identity is...

• What others think of me

• What I think of myself

• What my family thinks of me

• A combination of what I think, my family thinks, my friends think and where I come from

Which of the following composes one's identity?

• Cultural

• Relationship

• Spiritual

• Ethnic

• All of the above

Social identity theory was proposed by...

• Atkinson and Shiffrin

• Baddeley and Hitch

• Rosenzweig and Bennet

• Tajfel and Turner

Social Identity refers to an individual's perception of self based on their group memberships which facilitates a sense of social belonging.

• True

• False

What defines a person's social identity?

• The individual

• The current social context

• Society

• All of the above

What is the basic assumption of the social identity theory?

• We seek positive social identities in order to enhance our self esteem

• The more social groups that we belong to, the stronger our self esteem.

• A positive self esteem enhances our social identity

Which of the following is not a component of social identity theory?

• Social cognitive learning theory
• Social categorization into in-groups and out-groups
• Social comparison
• In-group bias and the tendency to use group identity to promote self-esteem

What does it mean when we say that a social identity has become "salient"?

• That is resistant to change
• That it can change over time
• That we are more aware of that particular social identity
• That we are unaware of the influence of that particular social identity

Someone's membership of a group forms part of their...

• Personal identity
• Social Identity

Which of the following is a limitation of Social Identity Theory?

• The studies were case studies and therefore cannot be replicated. The studies have low reliability.

• It has very few applications in the real world.

• The theory is not able to predict which social identity will most influence an individual's behaviour in a particular situation.

• The theory is not falsifiable.