Psychology 101 Chapter 10, Borcoman, U of Alaska

2. 10.1 Introduction
L01 Describe social psychology
10.2 Perceiving Others
10.3 Attributions
10.4 Attitudes
10.5 Social and Group Influences
10.6 Aggression
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
10.8 Social Neuroscience

3. Social Psychology
10.1 Introduction

4. 10.1 Introduction
10.2 Perceiving Others
L02 Demonstrate an understanding of person perception
L03 Discuss how physical attractiveness affects how people perceive others
L04 Explain stereotypes and distinguish between prejudice and discrimination
10.3 Attributions
10.4 Attitudes
10.5 Social and Group Influences
10.6 Aggression
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
10.8 Social Neuroscience

5. Person Perception
10.2 Perceiving Others
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6. Physical Attractiveness
10.2 Perceiving Others
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7. Stereotypes
10.2 Perceiving Others
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8. 10.1 Introduction
10.2 Perceiving Others
10.3 Attributions
L05 Define attributions and distinguish between internal and external attributions
L06 Discuss how attributions affect our explanations of behavior
10.4 Attitudes
10.5 Social and Group Influences
10.6 Aggression
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
10.8 Social Neuroscience

9. Types of Attributions and Errors
10.3 Attributions
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10. 10.1 Introduction
10.2 Perceiving Others
10.3 Attributions
10.4 Attitudes
L07 Define attitude and explain the three components of attitude
L08 Describe the different processes that can lead to attitude change
10.5 Social and Group Influences
10.6 Aggression
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
10.8 Social Neuroscience

11. Attitudes
10.4 Attitudes
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12. Attitude Changes
10.4 Attitudes
I was a racist
until my values
hurt my son.

13. Persuasion
10.4 Attitudes
I think logical
arguments and
hard facts
work best.
I think
emotional and
personal appeals
work best.

14. Elements of Persuasion
10.4 Attitudes

15. 10.1 Introduction
10.2 Perceiving Others
10.3 Attributions
10.4 Attitudes
10.5 Social and Group Influences
L09 Define conformity, compliance, and obedience
L010 Describe circumstances under conformity, compliance, and obedience
are likely to occur
L011 Summarize Milgram’s obedience Experiment
L012 Describe reasons for group membership
L013 Describe how groups can facilitate or inhibit certain behaviors
L014 Explain how group polarization and groupthink affect decision making
10.6 Aggression
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
10.8 Social Neuroscience

16. Conformity
10.5 Social and Group Influence
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17. Conformity
10.5 Social and Group Influence
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18. Compliance
10.5 Social and Group Influence
I disagree,
but I’ll
rewrite it

19. Obedience
10.5 Social and Group Influence
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20. Group Dynamics
10.5 Social and Group Influence
By joining a group,
individuals feel a sense
of belonging, friendship,
and support.

21. Behavior in Groups –
Facilitation and Inhibition
10.5 Social and Group Influence
A runner may turn in a
better performance in front
of a large crowd as a result
of social facilitation.

22. Deindividuation in Crowds
10.5 Social and Group Influence
Individuals in a crowd are
more likely to commit such
antisocial acts because
being in a crowd conceals
the person’s identity.

23. The Bystander Effect
10.5 Social and Group Influence
75% of people offer
assistance when alone,
but fewer than 53%
do so when in a group.

24. Group Polarization
10.5 Social and Group Influence
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25. Groupthink
10.5 Social and Group Influence
What’s most
important is that
we stick together.

26. 10.1 Introduction
10.2 Perceiving Others
10.3 Attributions
10.4 Attitudes
10.5 Social and Group Influences
10.6 Aggression
L015 Discuss how genes and environment may influence aggression
L016 Describe how social cognitive theory explains how people learn to be aggressive
L017 Explain the frustration-aggression hypothesis
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
10.8 Social Neuroscience

27. Influences on Aggression
10.6 Aggression

28. Social Cognitive Theory
10.6 Aggression
Frequent TV viewing of
adolescents correlated
with committing violent
acts later in life.

29. Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis
10.6 Aggression
Drivers can become so
frustrated and angry by other
drivers’ annoying driving
habits that they respond by
aggressively pursuing,
ramming, fighting, and even
shooting another driver.

30. 10.1 Introduction
10.2 Perceiving Others
10.3 Attributions
10.4 Attitudes
10.5 Social and Group Influences
10.6 Aggression
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
L018 Describe prosocial behavior and altruism
L019 Explain two models of why people choose to help others
10.8 Social Neuroscience

31. Helping Others
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
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32. 10.1 Introduction
10.2 Perceiving Others
10.3 Attributions
10.4 Attitudes
10.5 Social and Group Influences
10.6 Aggression
10.7 Prosocial Behaviors
10.8 Social Neuroscience
L020 Define social neuroscience
L021 Describe the technology used in social neuroscience
L022 Summarize a major finding in social neuroscience

33. Social Neuroscience
10.8 Social Neuroscience
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