Unit 8- Social Psychology

Daily Agenda

AP Psychology

Unit 12: Social Psychology

8-10 % of the AP Exam

Myers Modules: 53, 54, 55

Unit Goals: Check the box when you have mastered the goal. This will help you when you study for the unit assessment, AP exam, and complete the left hand side letter to yourself.  

• Apply attribution theory to explain motives (fundamental attribution error, self-serving bias) .

• Describe the structure and function of different kinds of group behavior (deindividuation, group polarization) .

• Explain how individuals respond to expectations of others, including groupthink, conformity, and obedience to authority .

• Discuss attitudes and how they change (central route to persuasion) .

• Predict the impact of the presence of others on individual behavior (bystander effect, social facilitation) .

• Describe processes that contribute to differential treatment of group members (in-group/out-group dynamics, ethnocentrism, prejudice) .

• Articulate the impact of social and cultural categories (gender, race, ethnicity) on self-concept and relations with others .

• Anticipate the impact of behavior on a self-fulfilling prophecy .

• Describe the variables that contribute to altruism, aggression, and attraction .

• Discuss attitude formation and change, including persuasion strategies and cognitive dissonance

• Identify important figures in social psychology (Solomon Asch, Leon Festinger, Stanley Milgram, Philip Zimbardo) .

Unit Overview:

This part of the course focuses on how individuals relate to one another in social situations . Social psychologists study social attitudes, social influence, and other social phenomena .

Unit Vocabulary:

1. Social psychology

2. Attribution theory

3. Fundamental attribution error

4. Attitude

5. Footin the door phenomenon

6. Cognitive dissonance theory

7. Conformity

8. Normative social influence

9. Informational social influence

10. Social facilitation

11. Social loafing

12. Deindividuation

13. Group polarization

14. Group-think

15. Self-fulfilling prophecy

16. Prejudice

17. Stereotype

18. Ingroup

19. Outgroup

20. Ingroup bias

21. Scapegoat theory

22. Just-world phenomenon

23. Aggression

24. Frustration-aggression principle

25. Conflict

26. Social trap

27. Mere exposure effect

28. Passionate love

29. Companionate love

30. Equity

31. Self-disclosure

32. Altruism

33. Bystander effect

34. Social exchange theory

35. Superordinate goals

36. GRIT

People:

• Leon Festinger

• Soloman Asch

• Stanley Milgrim

• Phillip Zimbardo

Studies:

• Zimbardo, P: Prison experiment

• Asch, S.: Conformity

• Darley, J. & Latane B. : Bystanders

• Milgrim, S: Obedience

Unit 12 Social Psychology Agenda

Meyers Textbook         Interactive Notebook TOC     R.Hock 40 study book & Analysis Sheet

Link to Unit 12 vocabulary: Unit 12 Vocabulary Unit 12 Cornell Notes HW

UNIT 12 DATES:

• TEST: None - On the Exam - Exam Schedule  Final Exam type - “Teacher Made Exam”

• CC’s:  None

• VOCAB DUE:  Mon. 1-7

• QUIZ: Thur. 1- 10 Quiz Multiple Choice - all of Unit 12

• CORNELL HW PACKET: Wed. 1-9

• NOTEBOOK: Tomorrow, 1- 4 AND on Exam Day - Exam Schedule

• EXEMPTIONS: Thur. 1-10

• TEXTBOOK DUE: WED. 1-9

Unit 12 Agenda

Day

Date

Topics Covered/Class Procedure

Homework

Help/Comments

1

Thur. 1-3

1. Where to find review materials.

• I am not giving you a final exam study guide.

1. Go over Unit 12 Dates

1. Module 53- Social Thinking

   1. Khan Academy - fundamental attribution error

1. 1. Persuasion padlet

      1. Link to  your commercial (find 2 - 1 for each)

      2. Include Group names

1. Finish Notebook

2. Work on Cornell & Vocab

2

Fri.  1- 4

1. Review Yesterday

1. Update TOC

1. Module 54 - Social Influence

1. video - Stanford prison experiment & Milgram's experiment *explicit language in video*

1. Asch Experiment

1. Recreations of experiments:

ABC milgram recreation

Heist recreation milgrim

Conformity brain games

1. Leave notebook with me at the end of class

3

Mon.

1. Last day for late work is Wednesday 1-9.

1. Finish Notes from Friday

1. Netflix documentary - The Push

   1. Left hand side - apply at least 10 vocab terms related to social influence.

   2. 4th period - I need your notebooks!

   3. Check unit 12 vocab

1. Cornell notes.

4

Tues. 1-8

1. DATES TO REMEMBER

   1. EXAM - Thur. 1-17

   2. Notebook- Due exam day

   3. Advantage sheets- Tomorrow

   4. Exemption - Thur (seniors I need notebooks on Friday)

   5. TEXTBOOK RETURN-Tom

1. Finish - The Push

   1. Share out terms that you applied to the documentary.

   2. Ethical concerns?

1. Update TOC

1. Backwards day! Starting with LEFT hand side first.

Introduction Stereotypes & prejudice

1. 1. Bomb Shelter activity.

   2. What is your goal?

   3. Write them down & explain reasoning.

1. Take notes on the right hand side, stop at the slide that says “aggression” Module 55

1. Bomb shelter debrief:

Left questions

1. Sorting people

1. What can you do to reduce prejudice?

Finish Cornell Notes

Study - Quiz on Thursday

5

Wed.

1. Collect Textbooks

1. Check Cornell Notes

1. Finish Notes from Yesterday

Module 55- Social Relations

Brain Games clip

Social Trap Experiment

Altruism

Murder of Kitty Genovese

6

Thur.

1. Crash Course

1. Unit 12 Quiz

1. Finish Documentary

1. Review - Look at released AP Exams

7

Fri.

Review

Look at secure AP tests from previous years.

Click here to see exam review materials