Objectives

Reports of Empirical Research

Distinguish the different parts of a report of empirical research.

Recognize the functions of the different parts of a report of empirical research 

Recognize the design used by Kenrick, Keefe, Gabrielidis, and Cornelius (1996).

Describe the measures used by Kenrick et al. (1996).

Identify which results answer which research questions posed by Kenrick et al. (1996).

Rationalize the importance of Kenrick et al.'s (1996) conclusions.
 

Social Perception & Attitudes

Define social psychology.

Use Kelley's model of the logic of attributions to attribute behavior to internal or external causes.

Define fundamental attribution error.

Identify conditions that promote a person versus situation bias.

Identify ways in which facial features may influence attributions about the person.

Define stereotype.

Recognize how implicit stereotypes affect judgments and actions.

Define attitude.

Identify the functions of attitudes.

Recognize ways in which Ajzen's model can be used to explain a lack of attitude-behaviour consistency.

Identify questionnaire items that relate to Ajzen's three types of cognitions, namely attitude toward the behaviour, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control.

Recognize ways in which classical conditioning may influence behaviour. 
 

Social Behaviour

Recognize functions emotional expression may have in a group.

Recognize emotional contagion.

Compare/contrast Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour and Lewin's field theory.

Identify situations representing social facilitation.

Identify situations representing social loafing.

Define deindividuation.

Recognize components of situations that promote deindividuation.

Define group.

Recognize situations that can lead to a bystander effect.

Recognize instances of group polarization.

Define groupthink.

Identify situations and characteristics that may combat negative group processes.

Recognize the functions of social loafing and deindividuation.

Define obedience.

Recognize the basic procedure and findings obtained in the classic Milgram studies.

Recognize grounds on which Milgram's studies have been criticized and defended.

Define cooperation.

Recognize evolutionary and cultural perspectives of cooperation.

Define social dilemma.

Recognize features of prisoner's dilemma games.

Relate different strategies used in iterative prisoner's dilemma games to social situations.
 

Sample Questions

Objective: Use Kelley's model of the logic of attributions to attribute behavior to internal or external causes. 

According to Kelley, if John regularly feels happy in situation A, and most other people also feel happy in situation A, then John's happiness in situation A will be attributed to:

Objective:  Identify which results answer which research questions posed by Kenrick et al. (1996). 

Kenrick, Keefe, Gabrielidis, and Cornelius (1996) wondered whether adolescents' dating preferences support a cultural or an evolutionary perspective. What result(s) did they use to address this question?

Objective:  Define stereotype. 
Geeks wear pocket protectors.  This is an example of

Objective:  Define social dilemma. 

Social psychologists are interested in games based on the hypothetical conflict experienced by two prisoners who must independently choose between confessing to a crime or remaining silent because such games 

Objective:  Identify questionnaire items that relate to Ajzen's three types of cognitions, namely attitude toward the behaviour, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. 

Suppose I were interested in why adolescents don't use condoms.  If I were trying to test the social norm aspect of Ajzen's model, which question might I include in a questionnaire?