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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYMichelle Wong Sook Yin (0322362)Soo Yon Li (0322821)Chloe Sim Tiing Ern (0322932)Melvyn Poh Ern Meng (0322653)Yee Jyh Lin (0322408)Mohammad Hafiz bin Zainal (0322504)

INTRODUCTIONTheme: A Change in Attitude

Era: School Era

Characters: Soo Yon Li (Main Character)Michelle Wong (Main Character’s Mother & Classmate)Chloe Sim (Classmate)Melvyn Poh (Main Character’s Friend)Yee Jyh Lin (Lecturer)Hafiz (Doctor)

THE STORY LINESituation:Lecturer accuses Yon Li for cheatingYon Li deniesLecturer does not believe him

Flashback:Yon Li is known as a bad studentTrouble makerBully others and violate school rulesMother falls illsChanges his attitudeBecomes a new hardworking studentNoticed by others

VIDEO: TURN OVER A NEW LEAF

CONCEPT 1CONFIRMATION BIASDefinition:This concept refers to people favour to seek out information that confirms their existing opinions and overlook or ignore information that disprove their beliefs.

The lecture tears off Yon Li’s exam paper

He thinks that he cheated in the exam

The lecturer does not believe Yon Li has good grades for his examination.

Yon Li is known as a bad student

Bad students remain bad students forever

CONCEPT 2FIRST IMPRESSIONDefinition:First impression is the event when one person first encounters another person and forms a mental image of that person.

The lecturer sees Yon Li and his friends bullying a nerd at the staircase

Angry at the situation

Gets a glimpse of Yon Li’s face

First bad and negative impression is formed

Label Yon Li as bully

Believes Yon Li is a bad student

Thinks Yon Li violate school rules and does not care about education

CONCEPT 3INSTRUMENTAL AGGRESSIONDefinition:Instrumental aggression is a harmful behaviour that engaged without provocation or injuries to obtain a certain goal.

Yon Li and his gang surrounded a nerd and taunt him

They did not hurt him physically

Nerd is scared and agrees to steal the exam papers

Yon Li and his friends taunted and provoked the nerd

Bullied him verbally but did not harm him physically, nerd still feels frightened

Yon Li achieves his main goal- getting him to steal the exam papers

CONCEPT 4EXTRINSIC MOTIVATIONDefinition:Extrinsic motivation drives people to do things for tangible rewards or pressures, rather than for the fun of it.

Yon Li heard about his mother’s illness.

He has become more hardworking after that.

Yon Li heard about his mother’s illness.

Listened to her advice and words.

Changed upon his mother’s request.

CONCEPT 5SOCIAL PERCEPTIONDefinition: Social Perception is the process by which we form impressions of other people and make inferences about them.

The students in class talk about Yon Li’s situation

Discuss about their own opinions in class

Has positive opinions about Yon Li

Notices and sees the change in Yon Li unlike the lecturer

CONCLUSIONConcepts:First ImpressionInstrumental AggressionExtrinsic MotivationConfirmation BiasSocial Perception

CONCLUSIONChange in attitude and behaviourAccepted & unacceptedGiven chancesOthers perception on the changeTo change, chances must be given