Social Psychology Assignment 2

1. Group Members
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ONG SHI HUI 0320303
TAN CHIN YIN 0320080
LOONG BO LIN 0321469
ANG AVERLLEN 0321444
3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS CAMP
SOCIAL PSYCOLOGY

4. DEFINITION
Process of mentally changing some aspect of
the past as a way of imagining what might
have been.
COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING

5. FUNCTINAL THEORY
Counterfactual thinking also serves the affective function
to make a person feel better. By comparing one's present
outcome to a less desirable outcome.
THEORIES OF COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING

6. STORY CONCEPT
Imagining might have a better
outcome if joined another group rather
than the current group.

7. DEFINATION
Motivation is defined as the desire and
action towards goal-directed behavior.
MOTIVATION

8. Motivation split into
Extrinsic Intrinsic
Tendency to perform activities
for known external rewards.
Intrinsic motivation occurs
when we act without any
obvious external rewards.

9. Drive Theory
According to the drive theory of motivation, people
are motivated to take certain actions in order to
reduce the internal tension that is caused by unmet
needs.
THEORIES OF MOTIVATION

10. The leader actually motivate all the group
member while they are still new and the leader
guide the team to achieve the goal.
STORY CONCEPT

11. DEFINITION
Social loafing refers to the concept that people are
prone to exert less effort on a task if they are in a group
versus when they work alone.
The idea of working in groups is typically seen as a way
to improve. But, in some groups, there is a tendency on
the part of participants to contribute less to the group's
goal
SOCIAL LOAFING

12. 1. Group Size
The larger the group, the more likely it is that social
loafing will occur.
WHAT PROMOTES SOCIAL LOAFING?

13. 2. Low Levels of Motivation
An absence of motivation prompts poor group participation.
Causes of Lows Levels of Motivation
1. When participants are assigned to a project but don't want to be
part of a group.
WHAT PROMOTES SOCIAL LOAFING?

14. In a big group the goal got achieved easily, but
then not all group member contribute their
effort.
STORY CONCEPT

15. DEFINITION
Assuming that the cause of an action is due to
environment factors
SITUATIONAL ATTRIBUTION

16. Attribution
Dispositional
attributions
Situational
attributions

17. Environment affect someone’s behaviour.
STORY CONCEPT

18. WHAT IS OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING?
Observational learning is learning that
occurs through observing the behavior of
others.
OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

19. Attention
• Observers cannot learn unless they pay attention
to what's happening around them.
Retention
• Observers must not only recognize the observed
behavior but also remember it at some later time.
Initiation
• Observers must be physically and/intellectually
capable of producing the act.
Motivation
• Coaches also give pep talks, recognizing the
importance of motivational processes to learning
STAGES OF OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING

20. Observational learning occur by observe how others people act
STORY CONCEPT