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Social Psychology

Myers Unit 14. Social Psychology. Milgram and Obedience 40 Studies. “Obey at any cost” Discussion. Experiment Video Other connections?. Form 40 Study Groups. 40 Study Groups. Groups of 4 Duration of the semester Choose wisely! Asch and Zimbardo Due tomorrow! Brainstorm

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Social Psychology

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  1. Myers Unit 14 Social Psychology

  2. Milgram and Obedience40 Studies

  3. “Obey at any cost” Discussion • Experiment Video • Other connections?

  4. Form 40 Study Groups

  5. 40 Study Groups • Groups of 4 • Duration of the semester • Choose wisely! • Asch and Zimbardo Due tomorrow! • Brainstorm • What makes groups work well? • What doesn’t? • Superordinate goals

  6. Myers Module 74 Attitudes and Actions

  7. How do we explain our own actions vs the actions of others? • Fundamental attribution error • Self-serving bias • Actor-observer bias • Dispositional vs situational Attribution theory

  8. Fundamental attribution error

  9. Self Serving bias v. actor observer bias

  10. Social influence and social norms • Seinfeld--Close Talker • Personal Space Ad • elevator social norms • Break a social norm and report to class Wednesday

  11. Attitudes and actions • Peripheral route persuasion • Central route persuasion • Foot in the door phenomenon • How have you used it? • How has it been used on you? • Door in the face • “Why parents have gray hair”

  12. The power of roles • Zimbardo footage • The Lucifer Effect • Zimbardo and John Stewart

  13. Conformity • Solomon Asch • Normative social influence • Informational social influence • Jonestown News Reel

  14. Myers Module 76 Group Behavior

  15. How is behavior changed by the presence of others ? • Social Facilitation • Social Loafing • Deindividuation • Group Polarization • Groupthink

  16. Social loafing • 40 St. Darley and Latane • Most common amongst men in individualistic cultures

  17. Social Facilitation/interference • Strengthens the most likely response • I need 4 volunteers

  18. Deindividuation • Implications for social networking • Loosing self-restraint/awareness due to anonymity and arousal • Social Networking!!!

  19. Who will survive activity • 3-4 groups of 7

  20. Groupthink • Groupthink: each member of the group conforms their opinion to the perceived consensus.

  21. Political views demonstration • Divide yourselves into conservative and liberal • Rate the strength of your political views 1-10 • Discuss prompt

  22. Group polarization

  23. Myers Module 80 Altruism and helping behavior

  24. The only reason we help others is to feel good about ourselves. There is no such thing as unselfish altruism. Respond to the following statement

  25. Altruism- • Unselfish regard for the welfare of others • Reciprocity Norm • Friends: Good Deeds

  26. Darley and Latane • Bystander Effect • Diffusion of Responsibility • Ways around it? • Other conceptual connections?

  27. Mimicry and prosocial behavior • If a person is mimicked are they more likely to do something nice? • Strengthening social bonds • Mirror neurons

  28. Conflict and peacemaking • Social traps—personal well-being v. social responsibility • Mirror-image perceptions • Self-fulfilling prophecies

  29. Promoting peace • Contact • Cooperation • Communication • Conciliation • International examples? • Rwanda • Spain • Israeli-Palestine Conflict • South Africa

  30. Prejudice & Aggression cont… • “A Class Divided” • Stereotype Threat • Stereotypes are: • Overused • Inaccurate • Automatic • Self-perpetuating

  31. Aggression • Physical or verbal behavior meant to hurt or destroy • Factors: • Genetic—twin studies • Neural –interesting examples in text • Biochemical—testosterone • Frustration-aggression principle

  32. Video games and aggression • Social Scripts • Justice Stephen Breyer’s quote in text • Discussion…

  33. Video games and Aggression?

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