Social PsychologyPsychology 40S

Miss. PaslawskiTeacher Candidate

2017

Lesson 1What is Social Psychology?

Social Psychology and Viral ChallengesWhy Videos go Viral?● Ice Bucket Challenge, Cinnamon challenge, Mannequin challenge

○ Emotions- sad, angry, or happy. ○ Mimicry is a way of making people like each other — sort of a way of

building connections to one another and facilitating social interactions.○ Conformity - Behaving in a certain way in order to get people to like you.

Focuses in Social Psychology ● Social psychology studies how we behave, think and feel in social situations.● Social psychologists focus on the situation.

Attitudes & ActionAttitudes are feelings, often influenced by our beliefs and emotion that predisposes us to respond to other people, objects, or institutions in positive or negative ways.

If we believe a person is mean, we may feel dislike for the person and act in an unfriendly manner.

Our attitudes affect our actions!

Actions Can Affect AttitudesNot only do people stand for what they believe in (action), they start believing in what they stand for (attitude).

Cooperative actions can lead to mutual liking (attitude) that promotes positive behaviour

Situation MattersWhen a student doesn’t hand in their homework there are two ways a teacher could look at this?

1) The student is lazy (personality) 2) Something must have stopped the student from doing the homework

(situation)

An outcomes is contributed by disposition (personality) and situation.

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Social Psychology Experiment #1Philip Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment

Social Psychologist Philip Zimbardo designed an experiment to observe the behaviour of people in a mock prison.

Role Playing Affects Attitude Zimbardo (1971) assigned the roles of guards and prisoners to random students and found that guards and prisoners developed role- appropriate attitudes. The experiment was to last for 2 weeks and had to be shut down after 6 days.

Philip Zimbardo’s Prison ExperimentThis is one of the most famous and controversial studies ever conducted in the field of social science.Philip Zimbardo’s study is a classic example of the power of the situation and how easily an individual can slip into a role and have it become real.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKW_MzREPp4 - Quiet Rage Preview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XN2X72jrFk - Trailer

DeindividuationDeindividuation:The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity.

Normally we carry our sense of identity around with us and we are aware of how we are relating to other people. We can lose ourselves when becoming a part of a large group.

Three important factors for deindividuation:● Anonymity, so I can not be found out.● Diffused responsibility, so I am not responsible for my actions.● Group size, as a larger group increases the above factors.

Examples of Deindividuation ● Internet bullies● Rioting

Abu Ghraib - Deindividuation

Know any famous bloggers?

Social Psychology Blog What is a Blog?A regularly updated, online journal of a variety of topics and styles.

Skills gained through blogging● Student voice● Authentic audience ● Develop clear, concise writing skills● Connecting with others within our class through online discussion● Being safe online● How to give feedback● Self reflection

Options for blog● Writen● Video response● Audio Response● Visual representation

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2012/10/10-reasons-why-i-want-my-students-blog/

Google Form Debrief

https://goo.gl/forms/l6SXXTiew6cvOINV2

Lesson 2 Group Psychology and

Conformity

Group Pressure Conformity: An influence resulting from one’s willingness to accept others’ opinions about reality.

Why do we Conform?Normative Influence: influence resulting from a person’s desire to gain approval or avoid disappointment ● Going along with the rules in class even though you don't agree with them● Behaving in a certain way in order to get people to like you

Informational Influence: An influence resulting from one’s willingness to accept others’ opinions about reality.● In a classroom setting, for example, this might involve agreeing with the

judgments of another classmate who you perceive as being highly intelligent.

Conditions that Strengthen Conformity1. The person feels insecure.2. The group has at least 3 people.3. The group is unanimous.4. The person admires the group's’ status.5. Others in the group are observing the person’s behaviour.

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NormsSocial Norms: Standards of behaviour that people share● Implicit or explicit rules a group has for the acceptance of behaviours, values,

and beliefs of its members

Different cultures have their own socially accepted norms

Examples● Saying Please and thank you ● Standing at an appropriate distance away from someone● Eating certain foods with utensils

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Social Experiment #2Solomon Asch’s Experiment

• In 1951 social psychologist Solomon Asch devised an experiment to examine the extent to which pressure from other people could affect one's perceptions.

• In total, about one third of the subjects who were placed in this situation went along with majority’s wrong opinion.

• CONFORMITY

Asch Experiment Footage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYIh4MkcfJA

Extreme Conformity Cult: A cult is a group of people with an unhealthy devotion to a single person, thing or cause.

Example:Branch DavidiansHeaven's Gate

http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-cults.php

Social Experiment - Elevator Experiment “Face the Rear” 1962 Candid Camera episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgRoiTWkBHU - Everybody’s doing it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDD4IkVZWTM - Would you fall for that?

Fake Professor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqks_R90ykI

Norm Violating Assignment Part 1: Violate a social norm Part 2: Write About Your Experience ● Turn in a description of the norm you violated, the way you felt, and the

reactions people had to you. ● You might describe whether the experience was uncomfortable, fun, liberating,

scary, or something else. ● Discuss the social psychology of other people's reactions to you. How did people

try to get you to conform to the “appropriate” behavior for this setting? How did others respond to you?

Lesson 3 Stanley Milgram

Social Experiment #3 Stanley Milgram 1933-1984

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Stanley Milgram, a psychologist at Yale University, conducted a social psychology experiment that focused

on the effects of authority on obedience.

● Student of Solomon Asch

Stanley Milgram’s Experiment • Milgram (1961) came up with a famous and controversial experiment.

• He tested whether people would shock a person simply because an authority figure told them to do it.

• Two-thirds (66%) of Milgram's participants delivered shocks as they heard cries of pain, signs of heart trouble.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1VOZhwRvWo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr5cjyokVUs

Milgram Videos

Conditions that Strengthen Obedience 1. The person giving the orders is perceived as an authority figure is

close at hand.2. The victim is depersonalized or at a distance from the person obeying3. There were no role models for defiance (no one else is disobeying)

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Foot in the Door PhenomenonThe tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request.

For example, imagine one of your friends missed the last psychology class and asked to borrow your notes. This is a small request that seems reasonable, so you lend the notes to your friend. A week later, the same friend asks to borrow all of your psychology notes. This is large request – would you agree or not?

Implications

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Dating

Sales/Marketing

The Bystander EffectAre you safer in numbers?

Bystander effect says no!

Bystander Effect:The tendency for any given bystander to be less likely to give aid if other bystanders are present

http://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2441759034

Examplehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSsPfbup0ac&safe=active

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The Bystander EffectPeople are most likely to help when:

● The person is in some way similar to us● The person appears to need and deserve help● The person is a woman● We have just observed someone else being helpful● We are in a small town or rural area● We are in a good mood

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Group Behaviour

Groupthink: thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that decreases creativity or individual responsibility.

Social facilitation: an improvement in performance due to the presence of others

Social loafing: the tendency of individuals to put forth less effort when they are part of a group

How is our behavior affected by the presence of others?

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Group ActivityIn your table groups:

Enjoy your tea party while socializing about social psychology

Discuss….

● How do you learn accepted behaviours? Who teaches you?● How do socially accepted behaviours continue within society? How do they

change?● What are some reasons why you did or did not follow proper tea party etiquette? ● How is a tea party similar to everyday society? How is it different?