Category Archives: Social Psychology

Attribution Theories Lesson Plan

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This 75 minute ZOOM lesson plan introduces the area of social psychology and attribution: Attribution Lesson Plan You can find the pre-class chapter by Yanine D. Hess and Cynthia L. Pickett here: https://nobaproject.com/modules/social-cognition-and-attitudes   This powerpoint includes the poll questions with multiple choice options: Attribution Poll_T.Williams

Social Cognition Lesson Plan

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This is a lesson plan covering social cognition designed for a 75-minute Zoom class: Social Cognition Lesson Plan  During this class: Students will differentiate between perceptions based on a person’s physical appearance and those based on the descriptions of a person’s character (e.g., their likes, dislikes, etc.) and how both inform the process of impression formation. Students will explain how split-second… Read more »

Social Attribution Lesson Plan

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This is a lesson plan covering social attribution designed for a 75-minute Zoom class: Social Attribution Lesson Plan  During this class: Students will differentiate between personal and situational attributions for their own behavior and that of others. Students will aggregate class data and compare to classic psychology data. Students will identify factors which are more likely to lead to one… Read more »

Cognitive Biases lesson plan

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This lesson is designed to enable students to define different types of biases and identify examples of them in journalism, pseudoscience, and their daily lives. The lesson is also intended to help students articulate the importance of avoiding biases in psychology research. Here is the lesson plan for a 75-minute class: Cognitive Biases Lesson Plan 5-26-20 You will need this… Read more »

Content Acquisition Podcast (CAP) on The Bystander Effect

Below is a Content Acquisition Podcast (CAP) discussing the Kitty Genovese case and research regarding the bystander effect. Specifically, the CAP details Latane and Darley’s (1968) study regarding group inhibition in emergencies. https://youtu.be/Lzj7FmoMJS0