Social Psychology
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This document summarizes a class discussion on social psychology. It includes sections on successes and challenges in the class, as well as key concepts covered like attribution, conformity, obedience, helping behavior, and attraction. Interactive elements were used like reflections, examples, and stretching breaks. The overall tone is positive and focuses on applying social psychology to better understand human behavior and relationships.
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- 3. REVISIT & REVIEW Diverge Converge
- 4. SUCCESSES Workload Do-able, has been good Improving: Journals, study habits, note-taking Participation: In class Forum is active Personal Impact Learning about self Questioning Positive attitude Application to real life Class time Videos intersting Group discussions good Meditation Website Finally working!!!! Yay!!! (Emphasis added by Meghan)
- 5. CHALLENGES&NEXTSTEPS! Death by powerpoint: Too much, too fast, eek More activites, movies, & snacks to spice it up; Write on board More group work Confusing lecture: Not sure what the main points are, too much talking Clearer instruction with identification of main concepts Simplified, and more concise powerpoints (or just get rid of them!) Study guides The textbook Burn it, or read it Hope knowledge will be inhaled through the ashes Tired & Sleepy Lots of breaks Sleep more Positive reinforcement Keeping up Check in with group members, and instructor to catch up Use timesheet in class and after to plan and track studying More extra credit! Shall we? Do yoga Bring pets to class? Do electroshock therapy?
- 10. STRETCH OUT!
- 11. FINGER UP!
- 12. SMILE
- 13. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
- 14. POP QUIZ Rating Scale: -2 Definitely does not describe, -1 Usually does not describe, 0 Sometimes yes, sometimes no, 1 Usually describes, 2, Definitely describes
- 15. LET’S START WITH A LITTLE REFLECTION
- 16. LAKE WOBEGON EFFECT i.e. the above- average effect Garrison Keiler: • “all the children are above average”
- 17. WE TEND TO BELIEVE… “I saw the situation accurately & independently I saw it for what it was. I made my own decision, by myself”
- 19. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY Thinking Influencing Relating
- 21. KEY CONCEPTS • Attribution • Person Perception • Attitudes Social Cognition • Conformity • Obedience • Compliance Social Influence • Helping & Altruism • Attraction & Love Social Relations
- 22. THE SELF & THE OTHER Self • Everyone notices me • I’m Terrific! • What I do makes sense Self & Other • When I do it, something caused it • When you do it, it’s because of who you are Other • That’s because of who you are
- 24. SELF-PERCEPTION V. OTHER PERCEPTION
- 25. ATTRIBUTION Causal Attribution: Why do we do what we do?! Two types of attributions: Situational Dispositional
- 27. THAT’S SO YOU Individualist Collectivist Fundamental Attribution Error: Overattribute behavior to disposition Culture:
- 28. OTHERS: HOW DO WE PERCEIVE THEE? Individualistic: stable across time and context Collectivist: Self changing across context Out-group homogeneity effect • Groups less familiar with, presumed all the same Self-fulfilling prophecy • Targeted group confirms stereotype Stereotype threat • Stereotype can interfere with performance ad group member is worried that performance will confirm stereotype
- 29. HOW DO ATTITUDES CHANGE? Central route to persuasion: information is carefully considered Peripheral route to persuasion: Context more important than message
- 30. SHERIF’S ROBBERS CAVE STUDY
- 31. LESSONS’ FROM SHERIF’S STUDY Intergroup contact sustained over time Active cooperation toward goal Equal status for all participants
- 33. EEK! I’M INCONSISTENT, I BETTER CHANGE MY ATTITUDE We find inconsistency aversive Attitude change can be seen when we don’t see sufficient justification for our behaviors Therefore, we determine, the task must be intrinsically valuable Cognitive Dissonance • State of discomfort when we experience inconsistency between our beleifs, feelings, and behaviors Insufficient Justification • We change our attitude when we don’t perceive good enough reason for our behaviors… it must be intrisically valuable if we are doing it!
- 35. ATTITUDES: How do you learn them? • Associative learning • Operant conditioning (reinforcement) • Observational learning
- 37. JUST ANOTHER ELEVATOR RIDE
- 38. WHAT INFLUENCES US? Information or the social norm? What would happen if you everyone around you thought the emperor was wearing clothes? Any areas in your life where you feel the emperor is wearing no clothes?
- 39. CONFORMING: THE AUTOKINETIC EFFECT
- 40. REVISITING OBEDIENCE What leads to dehumanizing a victim? Is compliance obedience? Why do we comply when we don’t want to do something? What impacts the likelihood someone will comply? • Situation? • Disposition?
- 41. WHY AND WHEN DO WE OBEY? Dehumanizing Norm of reciprocity
- 42. INFLUENCING EACH OTHER: FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE… Presence effect Presence of others shapes behavior Social facilitation improved performance Social inhibition Decreased performance Social loafing Work on common task, generate less effort Deindividuation Individual in group loses awareness of self as separate Group polarization Groups influence thinking, more extreme decisions (or opposite with very cautious group) Groupthink Doubts and disagreements are downplayed for the sake of maintaining group cohesion and status
- 44. HELPING & THE BYSTANDER EFFECT
- 45. REFLECT Reflect on the case of kitty genovese. What would you have done? Do you think that it might be different now?
- 46. ATTRACTIVENESS Halo effect • Ascribe positive traits to that person beyond physical attraction
- 47. WHAT DETERMINES ATTRACTION? Proximity Familiarity increases liking Similarity
- 48. LOVE: COMPONENTS AND TYPES Intimacy Passion Commitment Passionate Love Companionate Love
- 49. DISCUSS Conforming: • How do you conform to social norms and the like? What would happen if you didn’t? Obeying: • When is obedience or conformity a “good thing”? When is it a bad thing? Authority: • In your opinion, why do people obey authority? Is this different than other norms?
- 50. EXTRA CREDIT Take a picture of yourself doing something non-conforming and email it to me!