Social Psychology Final Exam Comprehensive Notes (Full Summary)

1. Introduction to self: Understand the importance of self-knowledge in social psychology. Explore how individuals learn about themselves. 2. Sources of Self-Knowledge: a. Introspection: how introspection contributes to self-knowledge. Its limitations and weaknesses. Practical examples. b. Social Comparison: how social comparison plays a role in self-knowledge. Its limitations and weaknesses. Practical examples. c. Feedback from Others: significance of feedback from others in self-knowledge. Its limitations and weaknesses of relying solely on feedback. Practical examples. d. Observation of Behaviour: How observing one's own behaviour aids in self-knowledge. Its limitations and weaknesses. Practical examples. 3. Automatic Attitudes and Deliberate Attitudes: Differentiate between automatic attitudes and deliberate attitudes. Understand the functions and purposes of each. Relate the two types of attitudes and explain their relationship. Describe methods of measuring automatic and deliberate attitudes. 4. Cognitive biases: Name and describe cognitive biases. Illustrate understanding with practical examples. (all 11) 5. Persuasion Techniques based on Consistency and Commitment: Identify four persuasion techniques based on consistency and commitment. (Foot in the door, low ball, bait and switch, labelling). Provide brief descriptions of each technique. Use practical examples to illustrate your understanding. Discuss how these techniques utilise the principles of consistency and commitment. 6. Social Categorisation and General Categorisation: Compare and contrast social categorization and general categorization. Highlight the similarities between the two. Identify the differences between social and general categorization. Support your explanations with relevant examples. 7. Prosocial behaviour: Helping in emergency situations. Ways to increase helping. 8. Antisocial behaviour, aggression and violence. Hostile aggression vs. instrumental aggression. Examples to demonstrate understanding. The above is a break down of everything included. I receive distinctions for this module. Key: w/ = with w/o = without & = and btwn = between info = information