PSYB10 : Summary December 2nd : Lecture 23

Lecture Overview Final Exam Information Time for Questions Random Interesting Findings Grand Summary Course Evaluations

Final Exam Information Logistics Format Content Study Materials Study Strategies Asking Questions

Logistics Date: Saturday, December 12th Time: 9 am - 10:30 am Location: UTSC Gym

Format 1½-hour non-Cumulative Final worth 150 total points: 40 Multiple Choice worth 3 points each 15 Matching worth 2 points each

Content Readings and Lecture Content for Lectures NOT today’s lecture All materials online:

Study Materials Posted by 11:59 pm on December 5th: Topic review sheet Example questions Midterm 2 and key still online

Study Strategies Using Review Sheet: Learn every term on review sheet Think of a real world example where it may apply Try practise questions Learning from Midterm 2: Look for patterns in types of questions Look for patterns in the types of foils used

☻ Asking Questions ☻ Extra Office Hours: Today from :30 Wednesday (12/9) from :30 Thursday (12/10) from 1: me, Alexa, or Michelle FAQ: l l

Review Questions What questions do you have about: Final Exam Logistics? Content of Lectures ?

Random Interesting Finding (That will definitely NOT be on the Final) Mirror Neurons

Gallese et al. (1996), Rizzolatti et al. (1996) Method: Macaque monkeys taught to move object Device detecting neural activation maps movement Accident: Researcher reaches in front of the monkey and moves the same object …

Mirror Neurons Result: Neurons used to move object become activated Conclusions: Neurologically, doing and observing are the same Humans use similar “mirroring” response to understand each other and learn quickly

Grand Summary Section 1 : Social Cognition Section 2 : Affective Topics Section 3 : Intergroup Topics, Helping & Hurting, Stress

Social Cognition Cognition about social objects is an advanced process What you expect is what you get The Self is a primary source of motivation and experience We change our attitudes to match our behaviour, not the other way around

Affective Topics Emotion is a heuristic that facilitates decision making The nature of emotion could be discrete or undifferentiated Proximity is the strongest predictor of relationship formation Happy relationships are communal, responsive, somewhat delusional, and chock full of novel activities

Intergroup Processes Social objects are typically simplified through use of social categories (groups) Intergroup behaviour rapidly follows intergroup competition Many methods of intercepting these processes exist

Helping, Hurting, & Stress We hurt others when we are angry and self-regulation fails The fewer people around, the more likely you are to get help Watching others help or hurt induces similar action in us Chronic stress is bad, but intermittent stress is great

Grand Summary Social Objects Are Darn Interesting

Course Evaluations Please complete course evaluations on the scantron sheets Submit completed evaluations to Alexa

☻ ¡Thank You! ☻ Social Psychology Websites: Society for Personality and Social Psychology Classics in Social Psychology l Social Psychology Network