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XIV. Social Psychology
College Board - “Acorn Book” Course Description7-9%
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 1
Summary Outline
• A. Group Dynamics• B. Attribution Processes• C. Interpersonal Perception• D. Conformity, Compliance,
Obedience• E. Attitudes and Attitude Change• F. Organizational Behavior• G. Aggression/Antisocial BehaviorUnit XIV. Social Psychology 2
Social Psychology
“Please! Let me through. I don’t have time to go around.”
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 3
A. Group Dynamics - Topics
• Social Facilitation • Social Loafing• Deindividuation• Altruism• Bystander Intervention• The Psychology of Helping
– Social exchange theory– Empathy
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 4
B. Attribution Processes
• Sources of Attribution (Harold Kelley)–Consensus–Consistency, –Distinctiveness
• Fundamental Attribution Error–actor-observer bias–self-serving bias
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 5
C. Interpersonal Perception
• Social Construction of the Self– Social comparison– Reference groups– Social identity
• Schemas• First Impressions
– Forming impressions– Lasting impressions– Self-fulfilling prophecies)
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 6
• Physical Attractiveness• Theories of liking and interpersonal
attraction– Reinforcement theory– equity theory– cognitive consistency theory (balance theory)
• Theories of Love– Lee’s Six Types of Love (Agape, Eros, Mania,
Storge, Ludus, Pragma)– Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
(Intimacy, Passion, Commitment>
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 7
D. Conformity, Compliance, Obedience• Norms• Suggestibility• Group Pressure and Conformity
– Solomon Asch
• Obedience– Stanley Milgram
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 8
E. Attitudes and Attitude Change• Nature and Function of Attitudes (Learned,
Stable, Evaluative)• Attitude Formation• Attitude Change• Effects of Persuasion
– Source of message– Content of message– Recipient of message
• Cognitive Dissonance
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 9
Cognitive Dissonance
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 10
• Attitudes and Behavior• Foot-in-the-Door Phenomenon• Role Playing and Attitude Change• Prejudice and Stereotypes
– Motivational Theories – Enhancing security – In-group Identification
– Cognitive Theories – Social categorization
– Learning Theories
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 11
• Reducing Prejudice– Contact –
• Works when groups are roughly equal• when cooperation and interdependence are
present• when on an individual basis• when members of each group are typical
and not unusual.
• Sherif’s Robber Cave Study
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 12
F. Organizational Behavior
• Group Polarization• Group Think• Industrial Organizational Psychology
– Extrinsic - Intrinsic Motivation– Theory X - Theory Y Management– Task – Social Leadership
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 13
G. Aggression/Antisocial Behavior• Genetic and Biological Mechanisms• Learning and Cultural Mechanisms• Frustration and Aggression
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 14
Activities• Have a group of students perform a skit
presenting one of the topic areas.– Elements
• Introduction• Skit• Explanation/definition of topic• Review of experiments
– Or have students present skit and have the class identify the topic then have the group provide
• Explanation/definition of topic• Review of experiments
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 15
• Have students (individual or group) present a poster presentation illustrating one of the topics.
– Elements • Introduction• Poster• Explanation/definition of topic• Review of experiments
Unit XIV. Social Psychology 16