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AP Psychology
Social Psychology
Name ________________________
Social Psychology in the Real World
Now that you have read about the important concepts in Social Psychology, it's time for you to apply
what you've learned to your own real-life experiences. By observing your friends and family members
over the next few days, you will have the opportunity to reflect on and reinforce your understanding of
how several phenomena of social psychology play out in real-life situations. All you have to do is
follow the instructions below and start observing!
1. Over the next few days, pay attention to how your family and friends behave in their regular, daily
life experiences. As you observe their behavior, make note of any instances in which their actions,
attitudes, or statements illustrate the concepts of social psychology that are listed below. You
shouldn’t let your subjects know that you are observing them with the goal of applying
psychological concepts to their behavior. Just interact with them as you normally do, but be aware
of anything they do or say that illustrates the concepts listed below. You will be conducting
naturalistic observation (observing your subjects in their natural environment without them
knowing that they're being observed.)
2. You should be able to observe instances of at least SIX of the concepts listed on the back of this
sheet. For each of the examples you observe, please do the following:
 Write a paragraph in which you describe what you observed and explain how it illustrates
the relevant psychological concept. Make sure that you include a definition of the
psychological concept in your discussion.
3. If you are unable to observe six examples in your real-life activities, you should write a paragraph
describing a possible example of one of the concepts on the list and how it illustrates the relevant
psychological concept. In other words, you need six paragraphs, total, so if you can't observe six
real-life examples, you need to make up and explain examples for concepts so that you will have
six paragraphs to hand in to me.
Requirements: Six paragraphs defining and explaining real-life examples of social psychological
concepts. Your paragraphs should be typed, double-spaced, in 12 pt. font. Your examples should
NOT match the examples portrayed in the skits performed in class or in your social psychology packet;
they should be original!
Your work must be submitted to www.turnitin.com. Here are your class IDs:
Period 1: 9181558
Period 3: 9181562
Period 7: 9181564
Period 8: 9181570
The password for all classes is hypothalamus. Please submit your work by 3 pm on 12/19/14.
Assessment: Assessment of your work will be based on its thoroughness, accuracy, insightfulness and
clarity. Please make every effort to eliminate all grammatical errors from your work before handing it
in.
This assignment will be worth 90 points. Each paragraph counts for 15 points.
Due Date: Friday, December 19, 2014
Social Psychology Skits
It’s easy!
 Work with your group to design a skit for each term you have been assigned.
 Perform your skits with enthusiasm!
 Guess the term your classmates are illustrating in their skits.
Here are the terms
(listed with their corresponding page numbers in your Social Psychology packet)
1. Mere exposure effect (276)
2. Cognitive dissonance theory (277)
3. Foot-in-the-door (277)
4. Door-in-the-face (277)
5. Central route to persuasion/Peripheral route to persuasion (276)
6. Norms of reciprocity (278)
7. Self-fulfilling prophecy (279)
8. Fundamental attribution error (in individualistic vs. collectivist cultures) (280)
9. False consensus effect (280)
10. Self-serving bias (280)
11. Just-world bias (280)
12. Out-group homogeneity (282)
13. In-group bias (282)
14. Superordinate goal (282)
15. Instrumental vs. hostile aggression (283)
16. Frustration-aggression hypothesis (283)
17. Prosocial behavior (283)
18. Diffusion of responsibility (283)
19. Pluralistic ignorance (283)
20. Laws of attraction (284)
a. Proximity
b. Similarity
c. Reciprocal liking
21. Self-disclosure (284)
22. Social facilitation (284)
23. Social impairment (284)
24. Conformity (284)
25. Social loafing (286)
26. Group polarization (286)
27. Deindividuation (287)
28. Groupthink (287)
29. Ethnocentrism (281)
30. Prejudice vs. Discrimination (281)