Advanced Social Psychology (SOP
6069)
Spring 2002
Instructor:
Dr. Stephen J. Vodanovich
Office:
Building 41, Room 22. Phone: 474-2944. E-mail: svodanov@uwf.edu
Required text: Aronson, E. (1998). Readings
About the Social Animal (8th edition) Freeman & Co., New York.
Plus the required outside readings
specified below. The readings can be assessed by going to
this link
and entering my name in the search field that is provided
Primary
Course Objectives
:
1) To provide
students with an overview of the historical and current trends, as well as
important figures, in the field of social psychology.
2) To discuss
the implications of social psychological research and theories for individuals
and society.
3) To assess
the strengths, weaknesses, and ethics of the various research designs employed
in the field.
4) To be able
to understand empirical findings within the context of social psychological
theories.
5) To be
exposed to original articles within the major areas of social psychology.
Approximate
Timeline
1/7 -- Introduction (Basic concepts, assumptions, and
historical overview)
Section I --- Social Influence
1/9 -- Conformity; Chapter # 3
1/14 - Obedience: Chapter # 4
& outside
readings:
Baumrind, D. (1964). Some thoughts on
ethics of research: After reading Milgram's "Behavioral study of
obedience." American Psychologist, 19, 421-423.
Milgram, S. (1964). Issues in the study of
obedience: A reply to Baumrind. American Psychologist, 19,
848-852.
Elms, A. C. (1995). Obedience in
retrospect. Journal of Social Issues, 51, 21-31.
1/16 - Obedience Chapters # 6 [Prison
Simulation] & #7 [Jonestown]
1/21 - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday -- No Class
1/23 -- Compliance
Outside
readings:
Cialdini, R. B. (1975). A reciprocal
concessions procedure for inducing compliance: The door-in-the-face technique. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 21, 206-215.
Burger, J. M.
(1986). Increasing compliance by improving the deal: The that's-not- all
technique. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 51,
277-283.
Section II --- Group Behavior
1/28 -- Prosocial Behavior
Outside
readings:
Latane, B., & Darley, J. M. (1970).
Social determinants of bystander intervention in emergencies. In J. Macaulay
and L. Berkowitz (Eds.), Altruism and helping behavior. New York:
Academic Press.
Cialdini, R. B., Schaller, M., Houlihan,
D., Arps, K., Fultz, J., Beaman, A. L. (1987). Empathy-based helping: Is it
selflessly or selfishly motivated? Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 52, 747-758.
1/30 -- Social Facilitation & Social Loafing
Outside readings:
Schmitt, B. H., Gilovich, T., Goone, N.,
& Joseph, L. (1986). Mere exposure and social facilitation: One more time. Journal
of Experimental Social Psychology, 22, 242-248.
Latane, B., Harkins, S., & Williams, K.
(1979). Many hands make light work: The
causes and consequences of social loafing.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 823-832.
2/4 -- Harkins, S. G., & Jackson, J. M. (1985). The role of evaluation in eliminating social loafing. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin,
Moorhead, G., Ference, R., & Neck, C.
(1991). Group decision fiascos: Space
shuttle Challenger and a revised groupthink framework. Human Relations, 539-550.
2/6 -- Test # 1
Section
III --- Attitudes
2/11 -- Cognitive Dissonance and Self-Perception ---
Outside
readings:
Festinger, L.,
& Carlsmith, J. M. (1959).
Cognitive consequences of forced compliance. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 58, 203-210.
Chaiken, S.,
& Baldwin, M. W. (1981). Affective-cognitive consistency and the effect of
salient behavioral information on the self-perception of attitudes. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 41, 1-12.
2/13 -- Attitude
Change: Chapter # 20 [Cognitive dissonance & water
conservation)
& Outside
reading:
Petty, R. E., Cacioppo, J. T., & Schumann,
D. (1983). Central and peripheral routes to advertising effectiveness: The
moderating role of involvement. Journal of Consumer Research, 10.
Section
IV -- Aggression
2/18 -- Modeling effects
-- Chapter # 23 [Peacetime Casualties]
& outside reading:
Anderson, C.
A., & Dill, K. E. (2000). Video
games and aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the laboratory and in
life. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 78, 772-790.
2/20 -- Sexual aggression and aggressive cues --
Donnerstein, E. (1080). Aggressive erotica and violence against
women. Journal of Personality and
Social Psychology, 39, 269-277.
Josephson, W.
L. (1987). Television violence and children's aggression: Testing the priming,
social script, and disinhibition predictions. Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology, 53, 882-890.
Section V -- Prejudice
2/25 -- Chapter # 26 [Self-fulfilling
prophecies] & 27 [Gender and leadership evaluations]
2/27 -- Chapter # 29 [Group conflict] & 30 [Jigsaw
classroom]
3/4 -- Gender and leadership
Massengill, D.
& DiMarco, N. (1979). Sex-role
stereotypes and requisite management characteristics: A current
replication. Sex Roles, 5,
51-570.
Heilman, M E., & Stoppock, M. H.
(1985). Attractiveness and corporate success: Different causal attributions for
males and females. Journal of Applied Psychology, 70,
379-388.
3/6 -- Test # 2
Section VI -- Person Perception
3/11 &
3/13 -- Spring Break (No class)
3/18 -- Personality assessment & Social roles
Outside
readings:
Dornbusch, S. M., Hastorf, A. H.,
Richardson, S. A., Muzzy, R. E., & Vreeland, R. S. (1965). The perceiver
and the perceived: Their relative influence on categories of interpersonal
perception. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1,
434-440.
Ross, L., Amabile,
T. M., & Steinmetz, J. L. L. (1977). Social roles, social control, and
biases in social perception processes. Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 35, 485-494.
3/20 -- Actor-observer effect & misattribution
of emotional arousal
Chapter # 15 [Reversing
actors' and observers' perspectives]
& outside
reading:
Olson, J. M.
(1988). Missattribution, preparatory information, and speech anxiety. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 758-767.
3/25 -- Self-handicapping attributional strategies &
intrinsic motivation
Berglas, S., & Jones, E. E. (1978).
Drug choice as a self-handicapping strategy in response to noncontingent
success. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 36,
405-417.
Lepper, M. R.,
Greene, D., & Nisbett, R. E. (1973). Undermining children's intrinsic
interest with external rewards: A test of the overjustification hypothesis. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 28, 129-137.
Section VII -- Social Cognition
3/27 -- Chapter #
12 [Contrast effects and physical attractiveness]
& outside
reading:
Wenzlaff, R.
M., Wegner, D. M., & Roper, D. W. (1988). Depression and mental control:
The resurgence of negative thoughts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology,
55, 882-892.
4/1 -- Counterfactual Thinking --
Medvec, V. H.,
Madley, S. F., & Gilovich (1995).
When less is more: Counterfactual thinking and satisfaction among
Olympic medallists. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 69, 603-610.
Tykocinski, O.
E., & Pittman, T. S. (1998). The
consequences of doing nothing: Inaction inertia as avoidance of anticipated
counterfactual regret. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 73, 607-616.
4/3 -- Interpersonal Attraction; Attitude
similarity & dissimilarity
Rosenbaum, M.
E. (1986). The repulsion hypothesis: On the nondevelopment of relationships. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 1156-1166.
Sprecher, S.,
& Duck, S. (1994). Sweet talk: The
importance of perceived communication for romantic and friendship attraction
experienced during a get-acquainted date.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 20, 391-400.
4/8 -- Interpersonal
Attraction; Effects of strong emotion & Gender differences
in perception;
Chapter # 34
[Misattribution & emotional labeling] & outside reading:
Abbey, A.
(1982). Sex differences in attributions for friendly behavior: Do males
misperceive female's friendliness? Journal of Personality and Social
Psychology, 42, 830-838.
4/10 -- Interpersonal Attraction; Social
Stereotypes; Chapter # 31 & 33
4/15 -- SIOP
Conference -- No Class
4/17 -- Mori, D., Chaiken, S., & Pliner, P. (1987).
"Eating Lightly" and the self- presentation of femininity. Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 53, 693-702.
Dovido, J. F.,
Ellysen, S. L., Keating, C. F., Heltman, K., & Brown, C. E. (1988). The
relationship of social power to visual displays of dominance between men and
women. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54,
233-242.
4/22 -- Social
Psychology and the Law
Moran, G., & Comfort, C. (1986).
Neither "tenative" nor "fragmentary": preference of
impaneled jurors as a function of attitude toward capital punishment. Journal
of Applied Psychology, 71, 146-155.
Loftus, E. F. (1974, December). Reconstructing memory: The incredible
eyewitness. Psychology Today, 117-119.
Whitley, B. E., Jr. (1987). The effects of discredited eyewitness
testimony: A meta analysis. Journal of
Social Psychology, 127, 209-214.
4/24 -- Loftus, E. F., & Palmer, J. C. (1974). Reconstruction of automobile destruction: An
example of interaction between language and memory. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 13,
585-589.
Sue, S., Smith, R. E., & Caldwell, C. (1974). The effects of inadmissible evidence on the decisions of simulated jurors: A moral dilemma. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 3, 345-353.
Exam Week -- Test # 3
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Grading Criteria: 3 tests worth 30% each;
class participation 10%. ** Please note that makeup tests will not
be given, therefore do not miss scheduled exam dates.