© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part. Chapter 14 Social Psychology

© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Social Psychology Scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others

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© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Persuasion: Changing Attitudes Persuasion - Process of changing attitudes Attitudes: Evaluations of a person, behavior, belief, or concept Factors that affect the ease with which attitudes change Message source Characteristics of the message Characteristics of the target

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© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Attribution Biases: To Err Is Human Typical biases include: Halo effect: Phenomenon in which an initial understanding that a person has positive traits is used to infer other uniformly positive characteristics Assumed-similarity bias: Thinking of people as being similar to oneself even when meeting them for the first time

© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Attribution Biases: To Err Is Human Self-serving bias: Tendency to attribute success to personal factors and attribute failure to factors outside oneself Fundamental attribution error: Tendency to overattribute others’ behavior to dispositional causes and minimize of the importance of situational causes Behavioral economics - How individuals’ biases and irrationality affect economic decisions

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© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Introduction Social influence: Social groups and individuals exert pressure on an individual, either deliberately or unintentionally Groups Consist of two or more people who: Interact with one another Perceive themselves as part of a group Are interdependent Develop and hold “norms”

© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Conformity: Following What Others Do Change in behavior or attitudes brought about by a desire to follow the beliefs or standards of other people

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© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part The Foundations of Prejudice Observational learning approaches Mass media Social identity theory Ethnocentric - Viewing the world from their own perspective and judging others in terms of their group membership Ingroups and outgroups

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© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination Strategies Increase contact between the target of stereotyping and holder of the stereotype Make values and norms against prejudice more conspicuous Provide information about the targets of stereotyping Reduce stereotype threat Stereotype vulnerability Increase a sense of belonging

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© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Liking and Loving: Interpersonal Attraction and the Development of Relationships Interpersonal attraction: Positive feelings for others Factors that attract people to each other: Proximity Mere exposure Similarity Reciprocity-of-liking effect - Tendency to like those who like us Physical attractiveness

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© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Aggression and Prosocial Behavior: Hurting and Helping Others Hurting others: Aggression Intentional injury of, or harm to, another person Instinct approaches: Aggression as a release Catharsis - Process of discharging built-up aggressive energy

© 2013 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part Aggression and Prosocial Behavior: Hurting and Helping Others Frustration-aggression approaches Aggression as a reaction to frustration The reaction to the blocking of goals Observational learning approaches Learning to hurt others People observe the behavior of models and the subsequent consequences of that behavior

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