Chapter 13: Social Psychology
Social psychology, definition
Conformity (Asch)
“Groupthink”; Risky Shift; Polarization
Obedience (Milgram)
Compliance, techniques
Persuasion: source, message, audience
Attitudes (cognition, emotion, & behavior)
Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger & Carlsmith)
Bystander Effect (Latane & Darley); Diffusion of Responsibility
Prejudice; Discrimination
Self-fulfilling Prophecy (e.g., “beautiful people”)
Stereotypes- why do we stereotype?
Stereotype Threat
Intergroup conflict: Sherif, Robbers’ Cave Study; the jigsaw classroom
Ethnocentrism
Social Roles and Aggressive Behavior (Zimbardo, Stanford Prison Study)
Social Facilitation; Social Loafing
Attribution; The Fundamental Attribution Error
Interpersonal Attraction- proximity, reciprocal liking, complimentary needs
Altruism
Social Facilitation; Social Loafing