Social Psychology lecture notes 1-5

Social Psych Lecture Notes 1-5
The Self
Self Awareness
Types of self identity
Public and private self
Chronic self awareness
Chronic
Reduced
Mindfulness
Self consciousness
Self Knowledge
How it should be
Control Theory of Self Regulation
Self-discrepancy theory
Other individuals
Social comparison theory
Self evaluation maintenance
Other groups
Social identity theory
Self-categorisation theory
Self Concept Development
Self motives
Self assessment
Self verification
Self enhancement
Cultural differences
Manifestation of different cultures
Social Cognition and Biases
Social Cognition
Key concepts
Casual attribution
Types
Theories of attribution
The Naive Scientist
Apparent behaviour animation
Attributional theory
Attributional retraining
Correspondent inference theory
Co-variation model




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, Consistency
Distinctiveness
Consensus
Mental health
Attribution Biases
False consensus
Fundamental attribution error
Actor-observer bias
Self-serving bias
Attribution heuristics
Heuristics
Availability heuristics
Representative heuristics
Anchoring and adjustment heuristic
Attitudes and Attitude Changes
Attitudes
Three-component model
Complexity of attitudes
The function of attitudes
Where do attitudes come from?
Mere exposure effect
Social learning
How are attitudes measured?
Can attitudes predict behaviour?
Attitudes and behaviour
Attitude-behaviour relationship
Things that impact how well attitudes predict behaviour
Theory of planned behaviour
Does TPB replicate across cultures?
Can we change attitudes?
Cognitive dissonance
Strategies to change attitudes
Dual-process models of persuasion
Elaboration likelihood model
Heuristic-systematic model
Knowledge of attitudes in the real world
Changing attitudes and behaviours around smoking
Group Processes
What is a group?
Types of groups
Minimal groups
Social facilitation



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, Early work
Other work
Mere presence
Social inhibition
Social facilitation/ inhibition
Drive theory
Evaluative apprehension theory
Supporting research
Non-supporting research
Does it matter what is evaluating you?
Distraction-conflict theory
Individual ↔ Group
The Ringelmann Effect
Social loafing
Supporting research
Why do people loaf?
Impact of groups on performance
How can we reduce social loafing?
Replicate across groups?
The collective effort model
Group performance
Group polarisation
Group problem solving
Groupthink
Conditions
Consequences
Social Influence
Obedience and Conformity
Norm development
Ambiguity
Conformity
Informational and normative influence
Minority influence
Obedience to authority
Factors influencing obedience
Ethical issues




The Self



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, Self Awareness
Types of self identity
Social and personal identity (Tajfel & Turner, 1979)

3 types of self (Brewer & Gardner, 1996)

Individual - personal traits that distinguish you from others (e.g friendly)

Relational - dyadic relationships that assimilate you to others (e.g mum)

Collective - group membership (e.g academic)



☁️ Self awareness - psychological state (traits, feelings, behaviours).
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reflexive thought ‘fundamental part of human beings’
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realisation of being individual


Mirror Test (Gallup, 1970) used to test whether or not an animal possesses
the ability of visual self-recognition


Public and private self

“All the world’s a stage” Shakespeare

Private (internalised standards = thoughts, feelings, attitudes) and public
(social image, monitering ourselves) self

Carver & Scheier (1981)

Public self is presenting self to others in a positive light

evaluation apprehension

concerned when their ideas or performance are being evaluated by
others

enjoy success, admiration

adhere to social standards of behaviour

Private self— behaviour reflects internalised standards



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