Social+Psychology

=Social Psychology= This unit explores how humans think about, influence, and relate to one another. Students will also examine dimensions of behavior such as conformity, obedience, perception, attitudes, and the influence of the group on the individual. Below are some highlights for you. Additionally, there are links to most class handouts for this unit.

1. Social psychologists provide insights into why people choose to interact or have relationships with some people and not others. 2. Social factors effect aggression, perception, attitudes, attraction, and individual behavior.
 * Enduring Understandings:**

1. How do attitudes develop and what are their effects on human behavior? 2. What role does social influence play in pressure to conform and obedience to authority? 3. Why do prejudices exist and how are they learned? 4. What impact does the group have on individuals as well as society as a whole?
 * Essential Questions:**

attribution theory, fundamental attribution error, bystander effect, diffusion of responsibility, deindividuation, compliance, social facilitation, social loafing, Zimbardo prison study, scapegoating, Leon Festinger, Solomon Ash, Stanley Milgram, group polarization, groupthink
 * Key Content/Vocabulary (Not a comprehensive list!):**

//Intro to Psych// Module 25
 * Resources:**


 * Assignments:**


 * Lesson 1: Social Thinking**
 * [[file:Social Thinking.pptx]] Activity: [[file:42_EverybodyDoingIt.pdf]]**

Lesson 2: Social Influence
**Activity:** //40 Studies that Changed Psychology// Reading & Analysis (In Class Only)

Lesson 3: Social Relations
**Activity**: