Applied Social Psychology Overview

Exam Reminders
  • Date: Exam is in class on Thursday.
  • Review Session: Paulina is holding an exam review today at 3:30 PM in DeGarmo 435F.
    • Participation: Come with questions; there will be no formal presentation, Paulina will be a resource.
  • Assignment Due: Article Review 1 is due on Tuesday.
Recap of Social Psychology
  • Definition: Social psychology is the scientific study of how the presence (real or imagined) of others influences behavior and mental processes.
  • Core Components:
    • Social Learning
    • Social Cognition
    • Social Affect
Article Review Assignment
  • Assignment: Review an assigned article read for class.
  • Articles Available for Review:
    • Mistakenly Seeking Solitude (Epley & Schroeder, 2014)
    • Replication, Falsification, and the Crisis of Confidence in Social Psychology (Earp & Trafimow, 2015)
    • The Chameleon Effect (Chartrand & Bargh, 1999)
    • The Reverse Chameleon Effect (Casanto et al., 2020)
    • Social Cognition (Fiske & Taylor, 2021) - Not recommended
    • Judgment under Uncertainty (Tversky & Kahneman)
    • Can Negative Mood Improve Language Understanding? (Matovic et al., 2014)
Article Review Rubric
  • Criteria and Points:
    • Article title and authors included: 5 pts
    • Correct identification of article goals: 15 pts
    • Methodology or review process: 15 pts
    • Findings description: 15 pts
    • Relation of the article to course materials: 10 pts
    • Importance to social psychology and interaction: 15 pts
    • Personal application of information: 15 pts
    • Grammar and Format:
    • Proper grammatical conventions (APA), length 1-2 pages: 5 pts
    • Total Points: 100
Experimental Study Design
  • Objective: Design a study examining influence of social learning, cognition, or affect on behavior/mental process.
  • Requirements:
    • Manipulation of a variable is essential (e.g., observing social learning, setting expectations).
    • Participants may or may not have various conditions (observation time, affect induction).
Key Areas in Applied Social Psychology
  • Social Learning:
    • Involves observational learning (e.g., watching a model or show).
  • Social Cognition:
    • Includes beliefs, expectations, norms, attitudes, and processing.
  • Social Affect:
    • Encompasses mood, emotion, and general affect.
  • Possible Areas of Behavior:
    • Health, educational, environmental, consumer behaviors, and others.
Research Overview for Experimental Study
  • Background:
    • Basis for research question: What from class indicates a valuable relationship?
  • Research Question:
    • What do you want to learn?
  • Hypotheses:
    • Specify predicted relationships between variables.
  • Methods:
    • Define and operationalize variables; detail step-by-step participant procedures.
  • Discussion:
    • Justify testing methods, potential contributions to science and society.
Group Activities
  • Group Formation: Teams of 5; number within the group: 1-5.
  • Activity: Groups split by numbers to visit study posters.
    • Read and discuss each poster; provide feedback.
  • Feedback Session: Return to original groups to review feedback received and make any necessary edits on posters.