Social PSYCHOLOGY
Social Psychology : the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another.
SOCIAL THINKING
Attributing Behavior to Persons or to Situations
Attribution Theory
Dispositional Attribution vs. Situational Attribution
Fundamental Attribution Error
Us vs. Them
Effects of Attribution
Attitudes and Actions
Attitudes: feelings often influenced by our beliefs, that predispose us to respond in a
particular way to objects, people, and events.
Central Route to Persuasion
Peripheral Route to Persuasion
Other Factors
Actions Affect Attitudes
Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon
Role-Playing Effects Attitude
Role
Stanford Prison Study
Cognitive-Dissonance: Relief from Tension
Cognitive-Dissonance
Cognitive-Dissonance Theory
Attitudes-Follow-Behavior Principal
Close-Up: Abu Ghraib Prison “An Atrocity Producing Situation”?
SOCIAL INFLUENCE
Conformity and Obedience . . . Behavior is Contagious.
Conformity
Chameleon Effect
Mood Linkage
Automatic Mimicry
Group Pressure and Conformity
Conformity
Asch Conformity Experiment
Conditions that Strengthen Conformity
Reasons for Conformity
Normative Social Influence
Informational Social Influence
View of Social Influence
Obedience
Milgram Experiment
Deception & Controversy
Obedience Highest When...
WWII - Holocaust Example
Lessons from the Conformity and Obedience Studies
Group Influence
Individual Behavior in the Presence of Others
Optimal Performance vs. Restricted Performance
Social Facilitation
Home Field Advantage
Social Loafing
Deindividualization
Effect of Group Interaction
Group Polarization
Group Think
The Power of Individuals
Social Control vs. Personal Control
Social PSYCHOLOGY
Minority Influence
SOCIAL RELATIONS
Prejudice
Prejudice, Stereotype, Discrimination
How Prejudiced are People?
Overt vs. Subtle Prejudice
Close-Up: Automatic Prejudice
Implicit Racial Associations
Unconscious Patronization
Race-Influenced Perceptions
Seeing Black
Reflexive Bodily Responses
Social Roots of Prejudice
Social Inequalities
Us and Them: Ingroup and Outgroup
Ingroup Bias
Emotional Roots of Prejudice
Scapegoat Theory
Cognitive Roots of Prejudice
Categorization
Other-Race Effect vs Own-Race Bias
Vivid Cases
The Just-World Phenomenon
Just-World Phenomenon
Aggression
The Biology of Aggression
Genetic Influences
Neural Influences
Biochemical Influences
Psychological and Social-Cultural Factors in Aggression
Aversive Events
Frustration-Aggression Principle
Fight or Flight Reaction
Social and Cultural Influences
Ostracism
Cultural Impact
Aggression-Replacement Program
Observing Models of Aggression
X-Rated Films and Aggression
Rape Myth
Zillman Studies
Acquiring Social Scripts
VIdeo Game Violence
Close-Up: Parallels Between Smoking Effects and Media Violence Effects
Attraction
Psychology of Attraction
Proximity
Mere Exposure Effect
Physical Attractiveness
Similarity
Close-Up: Online Matchmaking and Speed Dating
Romantic Love
Passionate Love
Compassionate Love
Equity
Self-Disclosure
Social PSYCHOLOGY
Altruism
Bystander Intervention
Diffusion of Responsibility
Bystander Effect
Best Odds for Help
Norms for Helping
Utilitarianism
Social Exchange Theory
Reciprocity Norm
Social-Responsibility Norm
Conflict and Peacemaking
Conflict
Social Traps
Conditions Where Most Likely to Cooperate
Enemy Perceptions
Mirror-Image Perceptions
Contact
Cooperation
Superordinate Goals
Communication
Conciliation
GRIT
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Unit 15 – Social Psych
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How are individuals affected by groups?
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How do people explain (or attribute) the behavior of others? What impact does
this have on individuals and society as a whole?
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Under what conditions do people obey, conform, make friendships, find love,
and help others?
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How do attitudes and actions influence individual and group behavior?
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How do psychologists define culture? What influence does culture have on
individuals and groups?