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Social PsychologySocial PsychologyTalbotTalbot
Social Psychology AppliedSocial Psychology Applied
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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Social PsychologySocial Psychology
Social Psychology AppliedSocial Psychology Applied
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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Social PsychologySocial Psychology
Social Psychology AppliedSocial Psychology Applied
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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