Social Psychology

Basics and Research 4 lectures 54:39 What's Social Psychology? A brief review of how social psychology relates to other, similar fields. Experiments What makes experimental studies so useful in the study of social psychology? How do experimental studies allow researchers to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships? Correlational Studies What do you do when you can't do an experiment? What is it that correlational studies allow you to say about the relationship between two variables? And what does that have to do with how people differ? Statistical Significance The difference you found between the two groups from your experiment could have happened by chance (as could the relationship you found between the two variables in your correlational study). Really. Always. So,...How do you decide whether your findings might be "real"? Basics and Research 4 lectures 54:39 What's Social Psychology? A brief review of how social psychology relates to other, similar fields. Experiments What makes experimental studies so useful in the study of social psychology? How do experimental studies allow researchers to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships? Correlational Studies What do you do when you can't do an experiment? What is it that correlational studies allow you to say about the relationship between two variables? And what does that have to do with how people differ? Statistical Significance The difference you found between the two groups from your experiment could have happened by chance (as could the relationship you found between the two variables in your correlational study). Really. Always. So,...How do you decide whether your findings might be "real"? What's Social Psychology? A brief review of how social psychology relates to other, similar fields. What's Social Psychology? A brief review of how social psychology relates to other, similar fields. What's Social Psychology? A brief review of how social psychology relates to other, similar fields. What's Social Psychology? A brief review of how social psychology relates to other, similar fields. A brief review of how social psychology relates to other, similar fields. A brief review of how social psychology relates to other, similar fields. Experiments What makes experimental studies so useful in the study of social psychology? How do experimental studies allow researchers to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships? Experiments What makes experimental studies so useful in the study of social psychology? How do experimental studies allow researchers to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships? Experiments What makes experimental studies so useful in the study of social psychology? How do experimental studies allow researchers to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships? Experiments What makes experimental studies so useful in the study of social psychology? How do experimental studies allow researchers to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships? What makes experimental studies so useful in the study of social psychology? How do experimental studies allow researchers to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships? What makes experimental studies so useful in the study of social psychology? How do experimental studies allow researchers to draw conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships? Correlational Studies What do you do when you can't do an experiment? What is it that correlational studies allow you to say about the relationship between two variables? And what does that have to do with how people differ? Correlational Studies What do you do when you can't do an experiment? What is it that correlational studies allow you to say about the relationship between two variables? And what does that have to do with how people differ? Correlational Studies What do you do when you can't do an experiment? What is it that correlational studies allow you to say about the relationship between two variables? And what does that have to do with how people differ? Correlational Studies What do you do when you can't do an experiment? What is it that correlational studies allow you to say about the relationship between two variables? And what does that have to do with how people differ? What do you do when you can't do an experiment? What is it that correlational studies allow you to say about the relationship between two variables? And what does that have to do with how people differ? What do you do when you can't do an experiment? What is it that correlational studies allow you to say about the relationship between two variables? And what does that have to do with how people differ? Statistical Significance The difference you found between the two groups from your experiment could have happened by chance (as could the relationship you found between the two variables in your correlational study). Really. Always. So,...How do you decide whether your findings might be "real"? Statistical Significance The difference you found between the two groups from your experiment could have happened by chance (as could the relationship you found between the two variables in your correlational study). Really. Always. So,...How do you decide whether your findings might be "real"? Statistical Significance The difference you found between the two groups from your experiment could have happened by chance (as could the relationship you found between the two variables in your correlational study). Really. Always. So,...How do you decide whether your findings might be "real"? Statistical Significance The difference you found between the two groups from your experiment could have happened by chance (as could the relationship you found between the two variables in your correlational study). Really. Always. So,...How do you decide whether your findings might be "real"? The difference you found between the two groups from your experiment could have happened by chance (as could the relationship you found between the two variables in your correlational study). Really. Always. So,...How do you decide whether your findings might be "real"? The difference you found between the two groups from your experiment could have happened by chance (as could the relationship you found between the two variables in your correlational study). Really. Always. So,...How do you decide whether your findings might be "real"? Judgements 3 lectures 32:46 Attributions Apparently, you can explain about why people do what they do...when you want to. Attributional Bias Sometimes you don't work very hard at it (explaining, that is). Heuristics No time to think? Not enough information to figure things out? Feeling lazy? Use a mental shortcut to solve your problems. Judgements 3 lectures 32:46 Attributions Apparently, you can explain about why people do what they do...when you want to. Attributional Bias Sometimes you don't work very hard at it (explaining, that is). Heuristics No time to think? Not enough information to figure things out? Feeling lazy? Use a mental shortcut to solve your problems. Attributions Apparently, you can explain about why people do what they do...when you want to. Attributions Apparently, you can explain about why people do what they do...when you want to. Attributions Apparently, you can explain about why people do what they do...when you want to. Attributions Apparently, you can explain about why people do what they do...when you want to. Apparently, you can explain about why people do what they do...when you want to. Apparently, you can explain about why people do what they do...when you want to. Attributional Bias Sometimes you don't work very hard at it (explaining, that is). Attributional Bias Sometimes you don't work very hard at it (explaining, that is). Attributional Bias Sometimes you don't work very hard at it (explaining, that is). Attributional Bias Sometimes you don't work very hard at it (explaining, that is). Sometimes you don't work very hard at it (explaining, that is). Sometimes you don't work very hard at it (explaining, that is). Heuristics No time to think? Not enough information to figure things out? Feeling lazy? Use a mental shortcut to solve your problems. Heuristics No time to think? Not enough information to figure things out? Feeling lazy? Use a mental shortcut to solve your problems. Heuristics No time to think? Not enough information to figure things out? Feeling lazy? Use a mental shortcut to solve your problems. Heuristics No time to think? Not enough information to figure things out? Feeling lazy? Use a mental shortcut to solve your problems. No time to think? Not enough information to figure things out? Feeling lazy? Use a mental shortcut to solve your problems. No time to think? Not enough information to figure things out? Feeling lazy? Use a mental shortcut to solve your problems. Looking Good 2 lectures 19:08 Wanting To Look Good (Part 1) Wanting to impress yourself messes with your head. Wanting To Look Good ( Part 2) Thinking...about how to look good. Looking Good 2 lectures 19:08 Wanting To Look Good (Part 1) Wanting to impress yourself messes with your head. Wanting To Look Good ( Part 2) Thinking...about how to look good. Wanting To Look Good (Part 1) Wanting to impress yourself messes with your head. Wanting To Look Good (Part 1) Wanting to impress yourself messes with your head. Wanting To Look Good (Part 1) Wanting to impress yourself messes with your head. Wanting To Look Good (Part 1) Wanting to impress yourself messes with your head. Wanting to impress yourself messes with your head. Wanting to impress yourself messes with your head. Wanting To Look Good ( Part 2) Thinking...about how to look good. Wanting To Look Good ( Part 2) Thinking...about how to look good. Wanting To Look Good ( Part 2) Thinking...about how to look good. Wanting To Look Good ( Part 2) Thinking...about how to look good. Thinking...about how to look good. Thinking...about how to look good. Attitudes and Attitude Change 4 lectures 48:08 Attitudes: An Introduction What attitudes are all about. Cognitive Dissonance And Self Perception What do I think about that? Just ask my behavior! Central Versus Peripheral Processing Thinking--or not--about persuasive messages. When Messages Are Persuasive How can you construct a persuasive message that will work? Attitudes and Attitude Change. 4 lectures 48:08 Attitudes: An Introduction What attitudes are all about Excitation-Transfer Theories Where do emotional experiences come from? You, maybe? Two-Factor and Excitation-Transfer Theories Where do emotional experiences come from? You,...