1. 38 th Annual Conference February 1, 2013 What They Don't Know CAN Hurt Them Ryan Curtis, Ph.D. Ast. Dir. of Undergraduate Studies Scott Roberts, Ph.D. Dir. of Undergraduate Studies Department of Psychology University of Maryland

2. Log in to channel 23 PRESS: (Ch) or (Go) (4) (1) (Ch) or (Go) The green light should display for 2 seconds You are now ready to respond

3. Which of these poses the greatest risk to a college students success? Poll 1.Alcohol abuse 2.Drug abuse 3.Abusive relationships 4.Academic dishonesty 5.Unprotected sexual intercourse 6.All are equally problematic 7.None are a problem for my students

4. How much money did the average person in this room make last year? Poll 1.< $50,000 2.$50,001-$60,000 3.$60,001-$70,000 4.$70,001-$80,000 5.$80,001-$90,000 6.$90,001-$100,000 7.$100,001-$110,000 8.$110,001-$120,000 9.>$120,001

5. How much money did YOU make last year? Poll 1.< $50,000 2.$50,001-$60,000 3.$60,001-$70,000 4.$70,001-$80,000 5.$80,001-$90,000 6.$90,001-$100,000 7.$100,001-$110,000 8.$110,001-$120,000 9.>$120,001

6. Assumption Errors Assumptions are the best predictors of Jonesian Intelligence (Jacobs, 1998) Assumption Errors are bad Have been linked with risky alcohol consumption (Prentice & Miller, 1993) and sexual behavior (Hines, et al. 2002)

7. Assumptions are the best predictors of Jonesian Intelligence (Jacobs, 1998) Assumption Errors are bad Have been linked with risky alcohol consumption (Prentice & Miller, 1993) and sexual behavior (Hines, et al. 2002) Assumption Errors I totally made this up This part is true

8. Pluralistic Ignorance https://depts.washington.edu/etuwb/ltblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/college-students-classroom.jpg (modified) Questions? Im confused, but everyone else seems to understand

9. Pluralistic Ignorance https://depts.washington.edu/etuwb/ltblog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/college-students-classroom.jpg (modified) Questions? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

10. Pluralistic Ignorance http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-whOKbNHf3As/T4B3rRRAuTI/AAAAAAAAAz8/7JkGXzG7ul8/s400/you.jpg Everyone in the group is different from me… Multiple members of the group share this assumption

11. Whats Wrong with Feeling Unique? http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2010/08/30/250633/drinking1.jpg http://www.totallifecounseling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/College-Binge-Drinking-400x260.jpg http://thumb9.shutterstock.com/thumb_large/401815/401815,1328794249,4/stock-photo-teenage- girl-tired-of-reading-sleeping-on-the-bed-with-a-book-on-her-face-isolated-on-white-94764160.jpg Last Friday Night? Everyone else was getting drunk…

12. ACTUAL Norm Getting 'drunk' frequently is ok because it is an important part of the college experience Perkins and Berkowitz (1986) http://campusinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/silhouette-dancing-people.jpg

13. ERRONEOUS Norm Getting 'drunk' frequently is ok because it is an important part of the college experience Perkins and Berkowitz (1986) http://campusinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/silhouette-dancing-people.jpg

14. Fundamental Attribution Error http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rUw8r4Fyr9I/ToH_If5JPoI/AAAAAAAAAVU/xrJnD_jfce4/s1600/doing_shots.jpg I only drink like this on special occasions. But these guys really love to drink!

15. We tend to do what we think is normal… http://www.flickr.com/photos/9349642@N07/3611036085/sizes/l/

16. …because no one wants to be rejected… http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaswinterer/2222245735/sizes/l/

17. Serious and Silly Norms http://cdn04.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hale-jjhp/lucy-hale-chris-zylka-just-jared-halloween-party-04.jpg Asch (1951) Line Study http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2NduSCLiMA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2NduSCLiMA

18. Consequences of Perceived Disconnect http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2010/08/30/250633/drinking1.jpg http://timewellness.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/h_14272279.jpg?w=360&h=240&crop=1 http://im.glogster.com/media/1/1/28/7/1280715.jpg (Prentice & Miller, 1993)

19. 150-Seat Sections of PSYC 100 http://www.ashleypettitliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/alcoholic-beverages.jpg http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/181r8oee0jpbdjpg/xlarge.jpg Classmate? UMD Student? You?

20. The Results

22. Academic Dishonesty

24. Note – insert comparison on salaries

26. Teaching Conference Results Assumed Actual

27. Combating Ignorance (Schroeder & Prentice,1998) Discussion group Peer-focused Show data on pluralistic ignorance Individual-focused How to make responsible decisions

28. 4-6 months later… Combating Ignorance (Schroeder & Prentice,1998)

29. 4-6 months later… Combating Ignorance (Schroeder & Prentice,1998)

30. Technologies Clickers Clickers.umd.edu Poll everywhere Polleverywhere.com Low Tech Post-Its In Class

31. Technologies Surveys Blackboard/Canvas Qualtrics/Surveymonkey/Googledocs Wiki Blog Discussion Board Out of Class

32. How would you use clickers to combat assumption errors?

33. Feedback from Students I loved that the clickers were able to show us information about the others around me while keeping it anonymous. It taught me a great deal about pluralistic ignorance. It was interactive, it told us what the reality was in our class and shed light on the concept of pluralistic ignorance. My expectations were very different than the reality often times. It showed us things that were counter intuitive so that we paid attention when you told us what the actual answer is.

34. 38 th Annual Conference February 1, 2013 Thank you! Ryan Curtis, Ph.D. curtis@umd.edu Scott Roberts, Ph.D. scott@umd.edu Department of Psychology University of Maryland