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Social Psychology
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Seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual behavior in social situations
Looks at human behavior as influenced by other people and the social context in which this occurs.
In other words:
Self-Concept
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Group Processes
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Social Influence
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Stereotypes
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Discrimination
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Review: Social
Learning
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Aggression
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ACTIVITY
Attribution
Fundamental Attribution ErrorIn explaining a person’s
behavior we tend to discount the effect of the situation on the behavior
and overestimate the effect of personality
factors.
Dispositional
Factors
Situational
Factors
SKIT
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With your table partners:• Create a 1-2 minute long skit that shows the fundamental attribution error in action.• Base your skit on an actual or hypothetical real-life situation.• Follow the skit with an explanation of how and why the error in attribution occurred.