My research interests articulate around three axes: social perception in social cognition; foundational issues in cognitive science, and collaborative work on the mental files theory.…
It seems that many of us are discovering a new and more convenient way of shopping, and this would be online. Online shopping has become a major way of making purchases today, and it seems to offer everything that your local department, grocery, or drug store does, only with more convenience. On the other hand, there are those “Die-Hard” shoppers who would rather pound the pavement and deal with the hustle and bustle of the crowds, either because of habit or tradition. The “Brick-and-Mortar” shoppers are the most common folk, who wouldn’t have it any other way, because to them there’s just something about personally choosing the items that they are purchasing. The online shopper seems to be less particular, when it comes to online shopping; you have to have a certain amount of faith in certain web sites when buying anything from items for the home to clothing. Online vs. Brick-and-Mortar shopping seem to be two ways of doing the same thing.…
In social psychology there are many researchers who investigated and challenged different theories within including well respected psychologists including; Sheriff(1935); Jenness(1932); Asch(1951); Crutchfield(1955) and Mann(1969). The aim of the study was; guessing how many sweeties were in the jar in a competition fashion and testing if the participants conformed to their guesses. The hypothesis was ' people would conform under group pressures of the pre-set guesses. The null hypothesis was that people would not conform under group pressures unless due to extraneous variables. The experiment was a field experiment using the techniques of independent groups design. The experiment was dressed as a competition based on the following three conditions; high pre-set; control pre-set and low pre-set guesses. The group used random selection in three math classes with the senior pupils of three different levels (higher, intermediate one and intermediate two). The IV (independent variable) that was used was the pre-set guesses and the DV (dependent variable) was the level of conformity performed by the participants. The conclusion of the results showed that 31.25% of the high pre-set guesses conformed (in the reign of 40+), 23.33% of the low pre-set guesses conformed (in the reign of -30) and 43.48% of the control pre-set guesses conformed (within the reign of 25-45). The breakdown of the analysis for instance the mean of all conditions and overall, the range of all conditions and control(appendix 13). After the group completed the experiment thought was put into how testing conformity could be continued. The ideas from the experiment could lead to testing the intelligence levels of people who conform and test is this level of intelligence has an effect on the level of conformity.…
How do perceptions and stereotypes affect others’ understandings of ourself? Stereotypes and perspective can affect other’s understanding of ourselves. Whether positively or negatively, what group, religion, or culture we are in can define us. Whether the stereotypes about your group are true or false, they still are a part of who you are, even though it may be completely inaccurate. In the novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, there are two separate social groups, the socs’ and the greasers.…
The movie I choose was Freedom Writers. In this movie it talks about all different roles the one that sticks out is power where the teacher influences her students and teaches them in a way that they can understand and succeed in life and in school too. There are many different types of culture with the students on how they were raised and their backgrounds. The students all have a different story to tell about their lives how different they all are from one another, the whites, blacks, Mexicans, Asians. They are all in school together where a new teacher her first time teaching comes in thinking that these students know things and that they are educated but come to find out they are not some of the smarts of a 4th or even a 5th grader and they all have been in and out of trouble with the law. When they are all together in their class room there is a lot of stereotyping between all the of students because they think it’s a war to survive and that they graduate everyday that they make it alive.…
Self-schemas help us to organize the information we know about ourselves. They help us to organize our self-concept. Self-schemas also affect how we view the world (Feenstra, 2011). An individual who has a self-schema for their job would be able to provide more examples of behaviors related to their job. This leads to the self-reference effect, which is our tendency to remember things that are related to us better than things that are not related to ourselves. Whenever you are in a class, it is helpful to use the self-reference effect because you can relate to new material by applying it to your life, and this causes you to remember it better.…
There are four key characteristics within the field of social psychology Per Fiske (2010) consists of most things in an individual’s life. S. Fiske (2012, p32) states that social psychology “is broad in scope, constitutes a culturally mandated source of knowledge, follows scientific methods, and reflects an ongoing search for wisdom,” which was the result of experiments conducted by Philip Brickman.…
Social perception has many psychological concepts, which include The Primacy and Recency Effect and The Halo Effect. Firstly, the Primacy Effect is the theory that a person’s initial impression of a subject based on information given, is one in which they are most likely to remember; whereas the Recency Effect focuses on the impact of further information given about a subject later on. A very striking study was conducted by the psychologist Luchins. In 1957, Luchins produced two description of ‘Jim’ to two groups of people. Group A were given a paragraph to read describing Jim as an extrovert, therefore, in reading the description, came to the conclusion that Jim was warm and friendly. Group B were given a paragraph which described Jim as an introvert, thus producing the opposite effect from Group A. This proved that, based on the information we receive, we automatically make an overall assumption about a subject. However, Luchins then asked the two groups to read a comic for 15 minutes and then exchanged the descriptions between the two groups. After both groups had read the second description, most changed their opinion of Jim after receiving different information, consequently, demonstrating the Recency Effect (Atkinson 2006).…
Social psychology tells us that daily behaviors and attitudes stem from the influences of social factors on the individual. In other words, all of our daily actions are fueled from social influences in our daily lives. Social psychology is a branch of psychology concerned with how social phenomena influence us and how people interact with others. There are some basic aspects of social behavior that play a large role in our actions and how we see ourselves. There have been many different theorists who have attempted to explain and understand this idea. After studying and learning about most the theories and ideas, I have come to the conclusion along with the author Kenneth Allan that George Herbert Mead is the only true social psychological theorist.…
Q: Discuss why the scientific method provides a better guide to human behavior than common sense does.…
Christians are homophobic. They are blinded by God and will recruit you if you go near them.…
Hindsight bias: the event doesn't seem surprising after it happens. people are likely to find an explanation of results after they are told the facts. Pitfalls of I-knew-it-all-along: - Arrogance - More likely to criticize for bad choices than to praise for good choices. Consider:…
1. We live in a social world, we are social beings. The effect of others around us can be an influence on our behavior. What does mere presence refer to? What factors are taken into account when determining the effect of mere presence and how do the factors work? Explain the difference between social facilitation and social inhibition. Explain the fundamental attribution error and give an example. What are the physical and behavioral effects of being in a crowd?…
With Reference to appropriate theory and research, critically discuss those principles, representations, and processes that underpin social cognition and social knowledge about ourselves and others. In so doing, consider those factors that influence the accuracy of our perceptions.…
Information-processing models emphasize ways of enhancing the human being¡¦s innate drive to make sense of the world by acquiring and organizing data, sensing problems, and generating solutions to them, and developing concepts and language for conveying them. The book discussed eight different information-processing models which include: Inductive thinking, Concept attainment, The Picture-Word Inductive Model, Scientific inquiry, Inquiry training, Mnemonics, Synectics, and Advance organizers.…