1. Social Psychology Nature and causes of individual thoughts, feelings, and overt behavior in social situations. Do we, do as we’re told?

2. Social Psychology Internet Listening: Radio Lab (www.wnyc.org)www.wnyc.org n Season One: “Morality”, n Learning Objectives: n Attitudes n Social Influence n Group Behavior n Environmental Psychology

3. Social Psychology n Examination of Attitudes, Perception, Influence, Group Behavior, and Environmental Psychology. n How do the various aspects of social situations affect our behavior and mental processes?

4. Social Psychology n ATTITUDES n Attitude-Behavior Problem (A-B Problem) n 4 Characteristics of Attitudes n Origins of Attitudes

5. Attitudes n The Message: u Fear Appeal - arouses fear, not rational analysis. u It works very well in certain conditions, but not well in others. F Danger: no winners. F Examples: nations, groups, individuals.

6. Attitudes n The communicator: It’s a matter of trust. u Selective exposure, Selective avoidance n The context: u A good mood, the role of food. n The audience: Are you a person who can’t say “No” ? u The foot-in-the-door technique. u The door-in-the-face technique.

7. Attitudes Prejudice and Discrimination: n Prejudice u Sources of Prejudice n Discrimination n Critical Thinking Challenge: Compare Obsession & Compulsion with Prejudice & Discrimination.

8. Social Psychology SOCIAL PERCEPTION Primacy & Recency Effects Attribution Theory Actor-observer: Self-serving bias: Why do we use it? Body Language

9. Social Psychology n INFLUENCE n Obedience to authority (Milgram) n Conformity (Asch) n Factors affecting conformity

10. Social Psychology GROUP BEHAVIOR Social Facilitation Group Decision Making (4 schemes) Groupthink (I. Janus) 5 characteristics Some real world cases Mob Behavior

11. ALTRUISM n Bystander Effect u How do you get help in a crowd? u Consistency in thought and action u Altruism u Why do we do it?

12. Social Psychology n ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY n People & environment influencing each other. n Noise n Temperature n Aromas & Pollution n Personal Space