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Chapter 14Chapter 14

Social Psychology in the ClinicSocial Psychology in the Clinic

Making clinical judgments

• Illusory correlations

• Hindsight and overconfidence

• Self-confirming diagnoses

• Clinical versus statistical prediction

• Implications

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Social cognition in problem behaviors

• Social cognition and depression– Distortion or realism– Is negative thinking a cause or a result of

depression?

• Social cognition and loneliness

• Social cognition and anxiety

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Social cognition in problem behaviors

• Social cognition and illness– Reactions to illness– Emotions and illness– Stress and illness– Explanatory style and illness

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Social-psychological approaches to treatment

• Introducing internal change through external behavior

• Breaking vicious cycles– Social skills training– Explanatory style therapy

• Maintaining change through internal attributions for success

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Social support and well-being

• Close relationships and health

• Close relationships and happiness– Friendships and happiness– Marital attachment and happiness

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Chapter 15Chapter 15

Social Psychology in CourtSocial Psychology in Court

Eyewitness testimony

• How persuasive is eyewitness testimony?

• How accurate are eyewitnesses?

• The misinformation effect

• Retelling

• Feedback to witnesses

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Eyewitness testimony

• Reducing Error– Train police interviewers– Minimize false lineup identifications– Educate jurors

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Other influences on judgments

• The defendant’s characteristics– Physical attractiveness– Similarity to the jurors

• The judge’s instructions

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The jurors as individuals

• Juror comprehension

• Jury selection

• “Death-qualified” jurors

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The jury as a group

• Minority influence

• Group polarization

• Leniency

• Are 12 heads better than 1?

• Are 6 heads as good as 12?

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Chapter 16Chapter 16

Social Psychology and theSocial Psychology and the

Sustainable FutureSustainable Future

The global crisis

• Overshooting the earth’s carrying capacity

• Enabling sustainable lifestyles

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The social psychology ofmaterialism and simplicity

• Increased materialism

• Wealth and well-being

• Why materialism fails to satisfy

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