Social Psychology Introduction

Social Psychology

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Seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual behavior in social situations

Looks at human behavior as influenced by other people and the social context in which this occurs.

In other words:

Self-Concept

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Group Processes

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Social Influence

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Stereotypes

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Discrimination

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Review: Social

Learning

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Aggression

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ACTIVITY

Attribution

Fundamental Attribution ErrorIn explaining a person’s

behavior we tend to discount the effect of the situation on the behavior

and overestimate the effect of personality

factors.

Dispositional

Factors

Situational

Factors

SKIT

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With your table partners:• Create a 1-2 minute long skit that shows the fundamental attribution error in action.• Base your skit on an actual or hypothetical real-life situation.• Follow the skit with an explanation of how and why the error in attribution occurred.