Social psychology final project dating experience

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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY FINAL PROJECT DATING EXPERIENCE

Transcript of Social psychology final project dating experience

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYFINAL PROJECTDATING EXPERIENCE

Stereotype First ImpressionAccommodation

Intrinsic MotivationSelf Fulfilling ProphecyCounterfactual Thinking

Compassionate Love

CONCEPTS APPLIED

CONCEPT #1STEREOTYPE

STEREOTYPE

➔ General belief about a group of people

➔ Leads to social categorisation

➔ Differs from prejudice➔ Can be positive, negative

or neutral

STEREOTYPESarah generalized all the white guys as obnoxious

people who only know how to party, drink and smoke

due to her negative stereotype.

CONCEPT #2FIRST IMPRESSION

FIRST IMPRESSION

➔ Initial mental image formed of someone

➔ First encounter➔ Not deliberate but can be

instantaneous➔ Can be formed within 10

seconds

FIRST IMPRESSIONSarah’s first impression of Jackson is that he is a flirty

player. She got pretty annoyed and thought of him

as a “jerk” while Jackson was only trying to have a

friendly chat with her.

CONCEPT #3ACCOMMODATION

ACCOMMODATION➔ Modification of existing schemas➔ To accommodate new stimulus➔ Happens when the existing

schema does not work and needs to be changed

➔ If modification does not work, a new schema will be formed.

ACCOMMODATIONSarah who initially made stereotypical judgement towards the White guys had gone through a cognitive accommodation when she realized that some of them are actually kind and friendly. The beliefs that she used to have towards the Whites have changed.

CONCEPT #4INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

INTRINSIC MOTIVATION

➔ For the sake of enjoyment➔ Driven by internal

rewards➔ Leads us to be more fully

engaged➔ Can be increased by

curiosity

INTRINSIC MOTIVATIONSarah decided to go on a date with Jackson because she was driven by the intrinsic motivation to be with someone that she likes whereby she felt happy having to meet up with her partner.

CONCEPT #5SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

➔ Belief that leads to their own fulfilment

➔ Affect our behavior➔ Behave in a manner

consistent with those beliefs➔ Prediction or expectations

come true

THEIR PREDICTION COMES TRUE WHEN BOTH OF THEM KEEP ON THINKING THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A BAD DATE.

SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY

Sarah was preoccupied with the thoughts that she would screw up the date. She caused her own predictions to come true when she was behaving pretty awkward and making easy conversation difficult.

CONCEPT #6COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING

COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING

➔ Thinking counter to the fact

➔ Attempts to imagine alternative outcomes of past events

➔ Engaged in the thought of “what might have been”

➔ Can impact our emotionsWHAT IF PHELPS DID NOT SMOKE WEED, PROBABLY HE WILL NOT BE

BANNED FOR COMPETITION.

COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING

Sarah imagined how things would have turned out entirely different if she was able to stay calm and be natural.

CONCEPT #7COMPASSIONATE LOVE

COMPASSIONATE LOVE➔ Affection that a person has for

someone whom their lives are deeply intertwined

➔ Calm and stable➔ Marked by deep sense of trust➔ Characterized by shared values

and life experiences

COMPASSIONATE LOVE

Sarah and Jackson have developed a calm and stable relationship in which their commitment and love for each other remain strong even after 20 years together.

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