Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
Social Psychology
Social Psychology
Social Psychology is the attempt to
understand and explain how thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors of individuals
are influenced by actual, implied, and
imagined presence of others
-Gordon Allport
B = f ( P + E)
4/23/2015
Constructivism
The Power of the Situation
Constructivism
People create much of what they
perceive and remember
Each persons view of reality is a
construction, shaped both by:
cognitive processes
social processes
Constructivism
16 seconds leftAFC Divisional
Championship game
The Buffalo Bills are leading 16-15
Titans returned the kickoff 75 yards
Wycheck throws a
30-yard lateral pass to
Dyson
Titans win 22-16
4/23/2015
Constructivism
social processesenable us to
influence and to be influenced by the
views of other
Constructivism
Influence of Others Reactions
Constructivism
a persons view of the world is at least
in part a reflection seen in the eyes of
others
4/23/2015
Constructivism
perceptionnot a passive process in
which people objectively take in
information about the world
people construct their experiences
based on:
recent experiences
past learning
current motives
4/23/2015
4/23/2015
social norms
Resisting Influence
Compliance
Obedience
Conformity
Assertiveness
Independence
Defiance
4/23/2015
4/23/2015
informational
influence
normative
influence
private
acceptance
public
compliance
4/23/2015
Victim
proximity
Procedure
lack of responsibility
shocks gradual escalation
Constructivism
How do social situations obtain
significance?
selective encoding
we expect to see what we want to see
4/23/2015
Social Perception
Social
Perception
Social Perception
attribution
theory
Social Perception
Fritz Heider (1958)people are nave
scientists
take into account behavior and
situation
10
4/23/2015
Social Perception
Social Perception
fundamental
attribution
error
Social Perception
actor-observer
bias
11
4/23/2015
Social Perception
self-serving
bias
Social Perception
self-fulfilling
prophecies
Social Perception
What are consequences of the
predictions or expectations we hold of
others
Climate Warmer climate for
students whom teachers have
favorable expectations
Input Teachers teach more
material to students they think are
brighter
Opportunity To ask questions
Feedback Reinforcement for
positive answers and differentiated
feedback for wrong answers
self-fulfilling prophecy
12
4/23/2015
Attitudes
Attitudes
Attitudes
What determines when attitudes are
more likely to predict behavior?
accessibility
based on direct experience
rehearsed more often
Attitudes
What determines when attitudes are
more likely to predict behavior?
specificity
attitudes and behaviors measured at the
same level of specificity
13
4/23/2015
Attitudes
What determines when attitudes are
more likely to predict behavior?
specificity
attitudes and behaviors measured at the
same level of specificity
Attitudes
What determines when attitudes are
more likely to predict behavior?
specificity
exemplars you call to mind
Attitudes
cognitive
dissonance
14
4/23/2015
Attitudes
selfperception
15