are you a penguin or a polar bear ? unit 12 social psychology
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Are you a penguin or a polar bear?
Unit 12Social Psychology
Social “Thinking”
Stereotype: generalization about a group’s characteristics, does not account for individuality
First impressions…what do you judge first? Appearance or personality?
Attribution Theory: people want to find the reason for behavior to better explain/justify it Internal: traits External: society, peer-pressure Emotional state: “bad day” Controllable/uncontrollable: for
example weather
- Person Perception- Attribution
Errors in Perception
- Fundamental attribution error:- When we assume that people CHOSE to act they way
they did when in fact they may have had limited choice.
- False consensus error:- When we assume that everyone else interprets things
the way we do.
- Positive illusions:- When we see only the “rosy” or positive things and
ignore the negative things.
- Self-serving bias:- When we take credit for the things that go “right” or
we do well, but fail to take responsibility for the things that don’t go right or that we do wrong.
Cognitive Dissonance:When our thoughts and actions don’t align
Self-Perception Theory- Daryl Bem- Behaviors cause
attitudes…your behaviors give you insight to your feelings
The Art of Persuasion Elaboration Likelihood ModelCentral Route: Direct logical argumentPeripheral Route: Appeals to emotions, desires,
attraction
Does your “introvertedness/entrovertedness” play a role in which route is most effective with you? What is your evidence?
Altruism…Does it exist in society ANYWHERE?
Charity?Random acts of kindnessAnonymous acts
Egoism…Does it exist in society EVERYWHERE?
Is there an action that we do without the intend to some degree raise our self-esteem?
Is this concept the driving force behind our successful people in this world?
Empathy…The feeling of oneness with another emotionally.