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Final Assignment:Video ClipSocial Psychology PSY30203

SHUM LI SZE 0322822 NG YEEN MUN 0323804 TAN FU HONG 0323092 ANDERSON WONG 0323836 NG JI YANN 0323713

CONCEPTS & DEFINITION SOCIAL FACILITATION - Social facilitation is the idea that you will likely do better on a simple

task when being watched by other people.

- However, you would tend to do less on complex tasks where you were being watched or evaluated.

SCENE 1 : SOCIAL FACILITATION- When the boss passed by their working place, they tend to work harder than

before.

CONCEPTS & DEFINITION SEXISM - A discrimination based on gender and preferential treatment of one

sex over another

- For example, women still make less average money than men.

- Therefore, people cite this as evidence for sexism in workplace.

SCENE 2 : SEXISM- Anderson thought that he would be better than Yeen Mun in handling

business as he thought that man would always be better than woman

CONCEPTS & DEFINITION FRITZ HEIDER : BALANCE THEORY- Balance Theory is a motivational theory of attitude change.- It conceptualizes the cognitive consistency motive as a drive toward

psychological balance.

SCENE 3 : FRITZ HEIDER : BALANCE THEORY- Because Yeen Mun hated Anderson, her group member also hated

Anderson's team.

CONCEPTS & DEFINITION COGNITIVE CAPACITY

- The mental act or process by which knowledge is acquired.

- Including perception, intuition and reasoning.

SCENE 4 : COGNITIVE CAPACITY- When Anderson's group had less applicants of students for their

services, they blamed their own luck without realising their capabilities were lower than others.

CONCEPTS & DEFINITION BIRGING

- Birging means feeling successful through the successes of one's circle - Enhancing one's self-esteem just by being in the group.

SCENE 5 - When the boss of the company announced Yeen Mun as the new

manager, Yeen Mun's group members were very proud of her, because Yeen Mun was their group leader.

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