Social Psychology Assignment 2 : Comic Strip

Group member : Tan Ling Rong Tan Chiew Nee

Course : FNBE July 2013Tutor : Mr. Shankar

1. Stereotyping – Racism

Stereotype is a thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things. And racism is a discrimination directed at a specific racial group.In this story, when the class heard that Kelvin, an African has been assigned to lead the class for the school spring cleaning activity they straight went on gossiping and doubting about Kelvin’s ability in leading the whole class.

2. Extrinsic Motivation

Extrinsic motivation means taking a certain action in response to external pressure or obligation, things might be done to earn a certain reward or to avoid punishmentKelvin took over the position to be the leader of school spring cleaning, he tried to work at his best by asking the class to follow every of his instructions to clean the school so that he can accomplish his job as a leader and not being judged or doubted by the class that he couldn’t do it just because he is an African.

3. Altruism

Altruism is the principle or practice of concern for the welfare of others.At the end of the story, Kelvin went out alone to trim the school field under the rain. Then one of his classmate saw and insisted on helping him out regardless of what he had done to the class before that.

4. Covariation Theory

Covariation theory is an attribution theory based on three factors which are consensus (would most people behave in the same way), distinctiveness (would the same person behave differently in other situations?), consistency (does the individual respond in the same way to the same stimulus in different contexts?)In this comic story we can see that in one situation when Kelvin acted as the leader and expected the class to follow all his instructions, part of the class just followed whatever he said without any objections while a few of them didn’t really willing to listen to him and in the end even rebelled hisinstruction and refused to do the cleaning.

5. Self efficacy Self efficacy is the extent or strength of one’s belief in one’s own ability to complete tasks and reach goals. When the whole class refused to follow Kelvin’s instruction in trimming the school field grass, he went to do it alone and he had very high self efficacy thinking that he could finish everything by his own without any help from the classmates.

THE END

Theories applied:1. Stereotyping – racism2. Extrinsic Motivation3. Altruism4. Co-variation Theory5. Self Efficacy

Group Members:Tan Ling Rong

Tan Chiew Nee