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Sociocultural Approach

Social identity, social learning, culture and the individual.

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Key concepts

SITTajfel & Turner 1979 — group identity
Social categorisationSorting people into groups
Social identificationAdopting in-group norms
Social comparisonBoosting in-group vs out-group
In-group biasFavouring one's own group
Minimal groupArbitrary group still triggers bias
IndividualismSelf over group (USA, UK)
CollectivismGroup over self (China, Japan)
ConformityYielding to group pressure
Asch 1951Line judgement; 37% conformity
EnculturationLearning one's own culture
AcculturationAdjusting to a new culture (Berry)
SCTSocial cognitive theory (Bandura 1986)
Vicarious learningLearning by observing others

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HLSociocultural Approach to Behaviour
  • The individual and the group (social identity theory, social cognitive theory)
  • Cultural origins of behaviour and cognition
  • Cultural influences on individual behaviour (enculturation, acculturation)
  • Ethics and research methods in the sociocultural approach

Source: IB Diploma Psychology guide (first assessment 2027), accessed 23 July 2026.

SLSociocultural Approach to Behaviour
  • The individual and the group (social identity theory, social cognitive theory)
  • Cultural origins of behaviour and cognition
  • Cultural influences on individual behaviour (enculturation, acculturation)
  • Ethics and research methods in the sociocultural approach

Source: IB Diploma Psychology guide (first assessment 2027), accessed 23 July 2026.

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