Social Psychology Person perception Attribution processes Interpersonal attraction
Social Psychology
� Person perception � Attribution processes � Interpersonal attraction � Attitudes � Conformity and obedience � Behavior in groups
� Effects of physical appearance � Cognitive/social schemas � Stereotypes � Prejudice and discrimination � Subjectivity in person perception �Illusory correlation � Evolutionary �Ingroup perspectives - outgroup
� Attributions �Internal vs. External �Kelley’s covariation model �Attributions in success and failure � Biases in attributions �Fundamental attribution error �Defensive attribution �Self-serving bias – credit self for success, blame situation for failure � Cultural influences – collectivism �Hokotede’s rankings �Individualism
Figure 16. 1 Causes of Success and Failure: Attribution
� Key factors in attraction � Physical attractiveness � http: //www. faceresearch. org/demos/average � Matching hypothesis � Similarity, Reciprocity � Romantic Ideals � Perspectives on love & Berscheid – Passionate vs. Companionate love � Sternberg – Intimacy, commitment, & passion � Hazen & Shaver – love as attachment � Attachment styles – attachment anxiety/avoidance � Hatfield � Evolutionary perspectives � Mating priorities � Mate poaching – Buss � Internet and close relationships
� Instructions and Background This is a little demonstration in which you generate several examples of average faces from the several that are given at this web address: http: //www. faceresearch. org/demos/average 1. Click on any four female or male faces, and form your impression of the attractiveness of the composite (average) face. 2. Press "reset. " Now click on any ten female or male faces, and form your impressions now. 3. Do it one more time; this time using a very large number of faces to make your composite. 4. You should observe increasing attractiveness the more faces are used to form your composite face. 5. I hope you had fun with this.
� 3 components � cognitive, � Factors affective, and behavioral in changing attitudes � persuasion � source, � Theories message, channel, and receiver of attitude change � Learning theory Classical conditioning and advertising theory – Festinger & Carlsmith (1959) � Self-perception theory � Elaboration likelihood model � Dissonance
� Conformity – Solomon Asch (1950 s) �Group norm behavior �Classic experiment Group size – increased conformity until 4 in incorrect group then level Group unanimity � Compliance �Conforming to requested behavior Foot-in-door Door-in-the-face
� Obedience – Stanley Milgram (1960 s) �Controversial �“I landmark experiment – Figure 16. 16 65% gave highest shock level Many variations of basic experiment was just following orders” presence of a dissenter
� Social Roles � Stanford Prison Study – p. 692 -693 http: //www. prisonexp. org/
� Prejudice as an attitude � Prejudice and discrimination � Bias attribution of success and failure � Group competition – Sherif et al. (1961) study – field experiment � Ingroups and outgroups � Threats to social identity
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