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SocialPsychologyAnimationsBooksThe Man who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram by Dr. Thomas Blass. Published by Basic Books, 2004. When Prophecy Fails -- A social and psychological study of a modern group that predicted the destruction of the world. is a book Written by Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter. Copyright 1956 by the University of Minnesota, published by Harper Torchbooks, Harper and Row. It is out of print but you can get it for a reasonable price on Amazon. CartoonsClassroom Activitieshttp://www.sciencecases.org/racism/racism.asp Case study activity on unintensional racism Class DemonstrationsHomework ideasAs an assignment for the unit on social and cultural psychology, I have students violate a social norm. I emphasis the unwritten aspect of social norm. Because many of my students share the same culture, I often have to help them recognize their social norms. After they violate the norm, they write a short essay describing what they did, why it was a social norm violation, and their experiences. It really seems to help them recognize their own culture, the power of the situation, and also seems to increase their compassion or understanding of the 'social outcasts.' Social Psychology [--submitted by Linda Jordan lgjordan@hughes.net] In Chapter 13, we discovered many new concepts that help explain much of our behavior in social situations. Just to make these concepts a little more meaningful for you, I would like you to think of examples from you own life that tell of a time when you either engaged in those behaviors or someone else used these behaviors on you. 1) Give an example of some time when you conformed. 2) Give an example of some time when you complied. (compliance) 3) Give an example of some time when you were obedient. 4) Give an example of a time when you used cognitive dissonance to change someone’s attitude or someone did that to you. 5) Give an example of an attitude that you have. 6) Give an example of a time when you formed an impression of someone. 7) Give an example of a time when you attributed someone’s behavior to them personally instead of thinking about the situation that caused the behavior. 8) Give an example of groupthink – either one that you participated in or saw take place. 9) Give an example of an aggressive behavior that you engaged in. 10) Give an example of a time when you acted out of altruism. Please don’t use examples that I gave in lecture or that are in the book. Think about these and apply them to you own life. (20 points) listservsMovies12 Angry Men Can be used for attitude change, racism, group behavior etc. This is a description taken from Borders review The film has instructional value as a study of the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the jury system, but its real value is how it allows each member of the cultural mosaic of a jury to develop into distinct, damaged, and interesting characters. In a well-crafted metaphor for the broader outline of society, the jury members must confront their prejudices in order to see that justice prevails. NewslettersOnline Activities[-submitted by Amy Sweetman amysweetman@earthlink.net] https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ Implicit Association Test- Students are always fascinated by this test which seeks to tap into the unconscious by requiring students to rapidly press keys on the keyboard in response to stimuli. There are many tests on the website such as feelings about races, sexual orientation body type etc. You should take the test your self and discuss the procedure with students when giving the assignment as some may find it confusing. Online ArticlesOnline Videoshttp://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/6/index.php?id=2 "A Girl Like Me." An 8-min documentary by a high school student about what it is like to be black in America. Features a replication of the famous Kenneth & Mamie Clark study in which black and white children were presented with black and white dolls and asked which they preferred, which were good, and which were most like themselves. The original study was crucial evidence in the 1954 Board v. Brown court case that resulted in the Supreme Court's landmark school desegregation decision. This replication, some 50 years later, got essentially the same results. Directed by Kiri Davis. Produced by Reel Works. http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2765416&page=1 Text description and video report of ABC Primetime's 2007 modified replication of Stanley Milgram's obedience experiment. The replication obtained almost the same results as the original: about 2/3 of participants were willing to go to the highest level of electric shock under the instructions of the experimenter, despite the vehement protests of the the learner. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2683701783583080634&q=zimbardo "Quiet Rage." The film of Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment. 50 min. http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2765416&page=1 Everyday obediente (not the Milgram replication) --submitted by Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. University of San Diego http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/ and click on the Science of Evil Could the original Milgram study ever be replicated? --submitted by Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. University of San Diego http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=1977144 Do opposites attract or do birds of a feather flock together? --submitted by Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. University of San Diego Poems and storiesQuestionairesquotesSongsPrejudice
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Technology resourcesWebsiteshttp://www.socialpsychology.org Social Psychology Network, the largest database on the internet about social psychology. It contains over 11.000 links relevant to psychology. http://jonathan.mueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow/ Offers a variety of resources for teaching social psychology such as online lectures, online studies, class activities, articles, books and technology tips. http://www.eharmonylabs.com/ eHarmony Labs is a research group conducting applied research on relationships. The website includes a Hot Science Blog http://www.eharmony.com/labs/blog/, which has overviews and commentary about peer reviewed articles and other social science research, a Current Studies section where anyone can participate in ongoing research, both online and in person, as well as a Hot Science Article section with articles from various relationships researchers. |