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.

2. PARTNER CHECK-IN

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?

6. STRETCH RIGHT….

7. STRETCH LEFT…

8. STRETCH RIGHT…

9. STRETCH LEFT…

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”

18. Groups
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Self
Self &
Other
Other

19. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Thinking Influencing Relating

20. TWO THEMES
Culture
Power of
situations

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

23. ME, ME, ME!
Spotlight
Effect
I’m
awesome
and
terrific!

24. SELF-PERCEPTION V. OTHER PERCEPTION

25. ATTRIBUTION
Causal Attribution: Why do we do what we do?!
Two types of
attributions:
Situational Dispositional

26. • Attribution
• Person Perception
• Attitudes
Social Cognition

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

32. FESTINGER’S STUDY

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!

34. ANY OTHER EXPLANATIONS?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg-
O7f_1Ngc

35. ATTITUDES:
How do you learn them?
• Associative learning
• Operant conditioning
(reinforcement)
• Observational learning

36. SOCIAL INFLUENCE
Conformity
Obediance
Compliance

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!