1. Agenda To Get: To Do: Reading and guided notes from the back shelf
Opener questions
Definitions
Guided Notes – Personal Space and Attribution
Video examples and discussion

2. Opener Video https://youtu.be/mvUPLN_eaVw
1. At what point did people get uncomfortable, by the proximity of a stranger, in the student-made video? 2. Did gender or attractiveness play a difference in reactions of those whose space was “invaded?” Y or N and explain… 3. Based on YOUR personality, would you be able to conduct a similar experiment? Why or why not?

3. Define Terms – 10-15 minutes
Personal Space
Proxemics
Intimate distance
Personal distance
Social distance
Public distance
Attribution
External cause
Internal cause
Situational Demands
Fundamental attributional error
Actor-observer bias
Self-handicapping

4. Personal Space – Invisible Boundaries
Personal Space – each person has an “invisible bubble” that is private and subject to personal control
Regulating personal space affects many social interactions
Proxemics – systematic study of rules for the use of personal space
Four Basic Zones
Intimate
Personal
Social
Public

5. Affected by cultural differences
Spatial Norms
Affected by cultural differences
Consistent and shows your relationships with other people
People of different nationalities can both be uncomfortable in social situations
Why?
One person may feel the other is too familiar while the other feels rejected
Face-to-face interactions – N. America
Intimate
Most private/personal
Up to 18 inches out from the skin
Reserved for special people/circumstances
Lovemaking, comforting, cuddling children
Personal
Comfortable interaction with friends
1.5 to 4 feet
Within “arms reach”
Social
Impersonal business/Casual social gatherings
4-6 feet
Eliminates touching/formal conversation with voice projection
Public
Formal interactions
12 feet or further
People must raise voices to speak and be heard

6. Name four people in your life that would fit into these four categories and explain your relationship to them… 1. 2. 3. 4.

7. Proxemics BBC https://youtu.be/sgJ24hknbHs

8. Proximics Cultural – answer questions as you WATCH. https://youtu

9. What cultures?! Standing in Line
Japanese Train Packers

10. Social Perception-Behind the Mask
Attribution – guessing how people will act from limited information
We attribute people’s behavior to various causes
Right or wrong, our conclusions affect how WE act
Attribution Theory
External cause – lies outside a person (reaction to environment)
Internal cause – lie within a person (needs/personality traits)
To understand social behavior we must consider the attributions we make

11. Making Attributions
When making attributions we are sensitive to how consistent and distinctive person’s behavior is.
Consistent – changes very little when observed on many different occasions
Distinctiveness – behavior occurs only under specific circumstances
How do you know if someone dislikes you?
(or is not interested beyond a casual acquaintance?)
To deduce: we take into account the behavior of the actor (person of interest, the object the person’s action is directed toward, and the setting (social or physical environment)
When we make attributions we are sensitive to situational demands affecting others’ behavior (funeral, classroom, new school, hanging out with friends)
Consensus – when many people act alike = external factor

12. As actors we tend to find external explanations for our own behavior
Actor and Observer
Seldom know reason’s for other’s actions, thus, we infer cause from circumstance – risks misinterpretation
Fundamental Attribution Error – attributing the actions of others to internal causes
Actor-observer bias – we tend to see our own behaviors as externally motivated
We observe people being influenced by their wants, motives and personality traits
As actors we tend to find external explanations for our own behavior
Ex. College major, not leaving a tip, and being late
Deaux/Emswiller study (1974)
Gender Attribution Error – males seen as skilled/females seen as lucky
As early as kindergarten – boys take credit for success/girls discount their own performance

13. Exit Slip - Susan Boyle https://youtu.be/jca_p_3FcWA
Explain the crowds reaction, as well as judges, based on actor/observer bias. 1. What internal causes did the audience place on Boyle’s behavior before performing? 2. Why was her behavior, before singing, attributed to external factors for her?

14. Extra vids…