This document summarizes key concepts from social psychology. It discusses six group members and defines five social psychology concepts: 1. Classical conditioning - When two stimuli are paired together, they may come to elicit the same response. An example given is a phone ring becoming associated with a friend asking to go out. 2. False consensus effect - The tendency for individuals to overestimate how much others share their own beliefs and behaviors. An example of thinking all friends believe driving sports cars is cool. 3. Optimistic bias - Believing negative events are less likely to happen to oneself. An example of thinking one won't get fined for illegal parking but others will. 4. Downward social comparison -

1. SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY
Group members:
Devin Wong
Seet Tiong Hong
Ling Sue Er
Bridget
Zi Shan
Khang Wei

2. SILLY BOY

4. 1.CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
Definition :
When two stimuli are paired together,they may come to
elicit the same response.

5. Concept Applied:
When the phone ring “DuDung” ,then James knows that his friend ask him to go out.
Neutral
stimulus
produces no
reaction
-James hears his
phone ring ’DuDung”,
didnt know his friend
calling him out.
Unconditioned
stimulus
produces an
unconditioned
response
-by viewing his
message he
know his friend
date him out
Neutral stimulus
and
unconditioned
stimulus are
paired together
many times
-Every time the phone
ring’DuDung’, his
friend ask to go out .
Neutral stimulus
produces a conditioned
response and becomes
a conditioned stimulus.
-James knows his
friend date him
when the phone
ring’DuDUng’

7. 2.THE FALSE CONSENSUS EFFECT
Definition:
The assumption that everyone shares one’s opinion.The
tendency for individual to overestimate the level to which
other people share their beliefs,attitudes,and behaviour.
Concept Applied:
James believes that all of his friends think that driving sports
car is cool just because he believe that it’s cool

9. 3.OPTIMISTIC BIAS
Definition:
Believing that bad things happen to other people and
that you are more likely to experience positive events in
life
Concept Applied:
When James parks at illegal parking, he thinks that he
wont get fined by the police but others will if they park
their car there.

11. Definition:
Use others as the standard by which we compare
ourselves.
Concept Applied:
He felt good about his branded stuff,
knowing that his friends are all wearing
cheap stuff.
4.DOWNWARD SOCIAL COMPARISON

13. Definition:
Physical attractiveness stereotype and “what is beautiful is
good” principle
Concept Applied:
Impression of his friends towards him lead them to feel that
he is smart, kind and hardworking.
5.HALO EFFECT

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