PPT-Social Psychology and Group Dynamics

Topics for Discussion Fundamental Attribution Error Bystander effect Social Loafing Group Processes There are many valuable aspects of social psychology to be kept in mind but these will be a good start . A . Student Perspective. Dr Ahmad . Nazari. London Metropolitan University. Ms Kim . Willis. University of Sunderland. Introduction. Context of the study: 20 international PG students on a one-year MA TESOL programme, one of the north-east universities, UK.. Interpersonal Attraction. Behavioural attributions in self and others. Attitude formation. Effect of the group on the individual. Interpersonal Attraction. What determines your liking/disliking of someone?. 8/27/14. An area of social psychology which studies groups and group processes.. SOCIAL LOAFING. People are less likely to work hard in group setting when there is no individual accountability. . In your experience in school group work is this true?. Presentation on. Group Dynamics. Courtesy of:. The CURTAIN CLOSERS. (a.k.a. Brooke, Jessica, Suzie, Jess, & Kayla). What is group dynamics?. Group . dynamics. . Group dynamics refers to what is HAPPENING IN GROUPS. Practice Questions. Please raise your hand to answer a question. . Lollies or chocolate for every correct answer. . Suppose a psychologist did an experiment to see if different teaching methods affected people's scores on a math test. In this example, the teaching method would be the _________ variable. . Social Psychology. Social psychology. scientifically . studies how we . think about. , . influence. , and . relate to. one another.. “We cannot live for ourselves alone.”. Herman Melville. Attributing Behavior to Persons or to Situations. The branch of psychology that studies the effects of social variables and cognitions on individual behavior and social interactions.. Social Context. The combination of people, the activities and interactions among people, the setting in which behavior occurs, and the expectations and social norms governing behavior in that setting.. Social Psychology . Lesson Objectives:. To . define. and . apply. the three ‘levels’ of conformity . – compliance, identification . and . internalisation. to real life scenarios.. To . define. Experiencing Psychology: Are 180,000 Heads Better Than One?. The . chapter begins by discussing how a college student, Tiffany . Philippou. , used a technique called . crowdsourcing. and generated a wealth of information about traveling to London. . . → social psychologists are interested how the social context/situation affects the individual. FORMING IMPRESSIONS. Person perception refers to the process of forming impressions of other people based on factors such as physical appearance and stereotypes. Attribution Theory. Fritz . Heider. . The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations. (1958). Attribution: . How people interpret and explain casual relationships in the social world. We have a desire to understand . Learning Objectives . What do social psychologists study. ?. . How old is the discipline of social . psychology?. Why was World War II so important in the development of social psychology in the United States. 65 Years of Social Science in the Public Interest. L. Rowell Huesmann. Director, Research Center for Group Dynamics, . Institute for Social Research. Amos Tversky Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Communication Studies. . for Social Work. - . Dr. Jaimon Varghese. Definition of Psychology. Psychology is the science of behavior . (JB Watson, 1913). Psychology is a science which aims to give us better understanding and .