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Psych 1: Unit 2 - Noteguide “Social Psychology”
Social psychology is:
They study:
Warm Up Activity:
Put T if you believe the statement is True and put F if you believe the statement is False
1. If someone doesn’t say hello to you in the hall, then you are likely to believe he or she is a snob.
2. Even if you resolve not to smoke, if your friends are smokers, you are more likely to light up.
3. If you get someone to agree to a small request, then you can likely get them to do just about
anything.
4. If you behave in a way that is contrary to your beliefs, then you will say you were only
pretending and your beliefs will stay the same.
5. People are likely to conform to a group if that group has no less than 20 people in it.
6. People will not conform to an authority figures request to shock a person to death.
7. People do worse on a task they are good at if they perform it in front of a large group of people.
8. People in a group tend to exert more effort than when they work alone.
9. When people are in a crowd, they are more likely to do things they would not do alone.
10. People who are prejudiced become less prejudiced if they discuss their feelings with others
who are also prejudiced.
11. When a group needs to make a decision, it is not necessary to appoint someone to play the
“devils advocate.”
12. If you believe you will fail math, you may not study, which would cause you to fail a math
test.
13. Minority groups cannot sway majority opinion, no matter how firm they are.
I. Social Thinking:
How do we form our beliefs and attitudes about the world around us?
Attribution Theory:
The difference b/w a Dispositional Attribution and a Situational Attribution:
Dispositional Attribution Situational Attribution What is the Fundamental Attribution Error?
**When we explain our own behavior, we tend to include the situation as a part of our answer. But
when we explain the behavior of others, we wear blinders, attributing their behavior to their
permanent, personal qualities.
Attitudes and Actions
Define Attitude:
Effects of Attitudes on Actions
Can attitudes predict behavior? Yes but only if…
1) The outside influences on what we do are minimal.
a. Example –
2) We are keenly aware of our attitudes.
a. Example –
3) The attitudes are relevant to the behavior.
a. Example –
Effects of Actions on Attitudes
Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon –
Example:
Role-Playing –
Example:
Cognitive Dissonance –
Example:
II. Social Influence
Do other people influence you? Hmmm…..
Examples:
Conformity and Obedience
Conformity –
Solomon Asch (1907-1996) –
Situations where conformity increases:
Obedience –
Stanley Milgram (1933-1984) –
Milgram Results:
What does this mean about US?
Group Influence
Does your behavior change depending on who you are around, if anyone?
Social Facilitation –
Social Loafing –
Why?
DeindividuationExamples:
Group Interaction
Group Polarization –
Groupthink –
Power Of ONE!
Self-Fulfilling Prophecies –
Minority Influences –
III. Social Relations
Factors That Affect Attraction
1) Proximity –
Mere Exposure Effect –
2) Physical Attraction –
3) Similarity –
Romantic Love
“I never could explain why I love anybody or anything.” – Walt Whitman
Two Types:
Passionate Love –
Companionate Love –
Equity
Self-Disclosure:
Altruism –
Why Would Someone NOT Help? (The Story of Kitty Genovese)
Bystander Effect:
When are we MORE likely to help:
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Prejudice –
Stereotypes:
Discrimination:
These beliefs may focus on:
How does prejudice begin?
In-group vs. Out-group
In =
Out =
Aggression –
Causes?
Biology of Aggression:
Genetic and Neural
Biochemistry –
Learning Aggression:
Cooperation –
How do we break down these prejudical barriers?
Superordinate Goals: