psy assignment 3 write-up report

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT 3: FINAL PROJECT (PSY30203)

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

(PSY30203)

FINAL PROJECT

CONCEPT: PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

DARSHIINI VIG (0319359)

TAN WEN HAO (0319923)

ILHAMI IBRAHIM (0319155)

IRYNNA ANNUAR (03178460)

CHONG KE QUN (0319214)

KAROLINA BONDARENKO (0316354)


INTRODUCTION

In this project we are asked to choose one of the concepts in Social Psychology module to

create a space that can relate to the concepts. We have decided to choose the prosocial behavior.

Prosocial behavior means a voluntary work that helps or benefits other individuals.

From that chosen concept, which is Prosocial Behavior, we create a restaurant that is run

by donations. It is a restaurant which serves people from various status. From the homeless, to

orphanage, to the old folks, we serves all of them. Even though it is a non-profitable restaurant,

this place provides positive vibes as well as peacefulness for everyone to dine in and enjoy their

meals.

All of the money collected from the donation box will be split into two, 80% will be

donated to charity and the remaining percent will be used for maintaining the restaurant. The

location of this restaurant is in Beachst Penang. The business hours will be from 10am in the

morning to 10pm at night.


THE LAYOUT

Entrance

There are two entrance in this restaurant, one is the main entrance for everyone to enter. The

second one would be just for the homeless to enter their private space to dine in. We created two

entrance so that the homeless would not feel discriminated by the common people when they

enter the restaurant.

Toilet

The toilet are located at the far back of the restaurant. People who wanted to use the toilet has to

pay 20 cents. This is for the purpose of keeping the toilet clean and safe for everyone to use.

Donation Box

The donation box is for the people to donate as many as they want. This restaurant would not be

having any cashier. Once you are done eating, just donate as much as you prefer.

Kitchen

The kitchen is a self-service basis. The people will have to go to the kitchen bar to order the food

they want, then they will have to wait for it to be prepared. The workers job in this restaurant is

to cook and prepare the food for the customers, and keeping the restaurant clean.

The Homeless Dine Area

The homeless people will enter this are from the second entrance. They will be served with food,

and they do not need to donate or pay for anything. They just come here, have a fine and relaxing

place to eat but they are not allowed to sleep here.


The Orphanage Dine Area

This area are for the orphanage only. The reason why we created this area so that the orphanage

would not get that one kind of a look from the common people. The orphanage area is colorful so

that it brings the joy and good vibe for the orphans to enjoy their meal. They will be coming here

every day to have free meals.

The Old Folks Dine Area

The area for the old folks are painted with cool colors so that it brings calmness to the old folks.

They can enjoy their meal peacefully without having to listen to distractions of people talking

and laughing in the common area.

The Common Area

This area is open for everyone that wants to come to our restaurant. But they will need to donate

to the donation box right after ordering. The free food only applies to the homeless, the

orphanage and the old folks.


SUBRELATED CONCEPTS

From the prosocial behavior concept, we have decided to connect them with other

concepts which is attitude, schema, discrimination and stereotype.

Attitude is related where we created this restaurant, it benefits the homeless people, the

old folks as well as the orphanage but we are not expecting anything in return. 80% of the

donation money will be given to the charity. Basically we earned no profit at all, but it still

benefits other people. It is good since this world needs more of this rather than violence.

Schema is related in the part which this is a self-service restaurant. The people will need

to go to the kitchen bar, look at the menu lists, order the food that they would like to order,

donate the amount of money that they prefer and then wait at the waiting counter to pick up the

food that they have ordered. Soon after collecting their food, they find a place to sit and they

enjoy their meal. This does not apply to the homeless people. They will be served by us.

This restaurant actually reduces the amount of discrimination towards the homeless and

the poor, as well as stereotyping them. This is shown by the layout of the restaurant itself. The

homeless people will be having their own personal space to dine. Same goes to the orphanage as

well as the old folks whereas for the common people, they have their open space right in the

middle. This is because the common people tend to get uncomfortable if the homeless were in

the same room with them. They will stereotype then discriminate them. When this happens, the

homeless would feel small and hurt.

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