assignment 2
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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN
FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENTAUGUST INTAKE 2014
SEMESTER 2
Session: Monday 2-4pm
Module: Social Psychology
(PSY30203105704)
Lecturer: Mr. Shankar Thiruchelvam
Group Members: Alia Nisa Binti Raflly (0320774)
Amanda Chiong (0320328)
Erica Lo (0319005)
Hau Hui Yee (0320283)
Jonathan Lim (0321119)
Submission Date: June 1st, 2015
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY [PSY30203105704]
5 CONCEPTS
STEREOTYPES & DISCRIMINATION
PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
COVARIATION THEORY SITUATIONAL (EXTERNAL)
PERSUASION
ATTITUDE FORMATION
STORYLINEA family saw an Indian old man was beating by a young man on the way approaching to their hometown because the old man had stolen a row of bread from his grocery shop. There was quite lot of spectators on the spot watching the dramatic scene. However, no ones are willing to lend their help to the old man as everyone knew about the fact that the old man always caught stealing and he is from the different racial group. [STEREOTYPE & DISCRIMINATION]
The conflict ended when the police arrived and they figured out the reason that the old man steal is because of his inability to acquire income to feed his grandson who has been starving for few days. [PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR]
At the same time, there is a kid hiding at the other side of the scene in his tears dropping as he saw his grandfather being beaten by the man and can’t make anything to help his grandfather. He felt anger of his inability to fight back and help his grandfather and furthermore he shifted his anger towards the spectators and the young man who didn’t have any sympathize towards his old grandfather and start to become racism. [COVARIATION THEORY SITUATIONAL (EXTERNAL)]
The grandparent and grandchild are living in the tent made up of plastic bags beside the garbage area. After the incident, the old man realize the changes of his grandchild and even tried to change his extreme thinking towards the other races. [PERSUASION]
After a few months, the grandfather had passed away. The young man felt owed to the grandchild as he shouldn’t treat an old man in that manner although he had stole his groceries. As a compensate, he was willing to paid the expenses for the funeral and helped to settle down the grandchild to an orphanage and often visit him in the weekend. The child was finally aware of his mistakes and changed his attitude. [ATTITUDE FORMATION]
#1 Stereotypes & Discrimination
Stereotypes Discrimination
A general belief about a group of people which involving gender, race, national origin and other factors.
Can have positive or negative connotations.
May results in becoming prejudicial and leading to discrimination
The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different groups of people, especially in the grounds of race, age or gender.
Directs to racism, ageism and sexism
#2 Prosocial Behavior
Egoistic modelwhen behaviors are
done for selfish reasons
Altruistic modelwhen behaviors are
done for selfless reasons
Positive social action
intended to help others which include emphatic and concern for others
#3 Covariation Theory Situationala person has information from multiple observations, at different times
and situations, and can perceive the covariation of an observed effect and its causes.
FACTORS OF COVARIATION1. CONSENSUS
would other peoples behave in the same way2. DISTINCTIVENESS
would the same person acts differently in other situations?3. CONSISTENCY
does the individual respond in the same way to the same stimulus but in different contexts?
INTERNAL ATTRIBUTIONSCONSENSUS
LOWDISTINCTIVENESS
LOWCONSISTENCY
HIGH
EXTERNAL ATTRIBUTIONS
CONSENSUSHIGH
DISTINCTIVENESSHIGH
CONSISTENCYHIGH
#4 Persuasion
Attempts to influence others’ attitudes or behaviors
Central routeattend to evaluate a given
message
Peripheral routeattends to the external cuese.g. the attratitiveness of the
speaker
#5 Attitude Formation
Implicit attitudes
form without our conscious
awareness
occur automatically
unconscious
Explicit attitudes
an attitude that one recognizes and
can control
is formed deliberately
conscious
COMPONENTS OF AN ATTITUDE
AFFECTIVEwhat one feels (feelings or emotions)
BEHAVIORALwhat one does (actions)
COGNITIVEwhat one think or know (knowledge)