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Social Psychology E-Portfolio Semester 2, 2008 This e-portfolio follows the study of social psychology over a university semester Its purpose is to provide an ongoing, assessable learning activity to help students record, explore, synthesise and share their learning (James Neill) Regular contributions will be made to these pages over the next 15 weeks Others are invited to comment and share their views Lecturer: James Neill Textbook: Baumeister, R. F., & Bushman, B. J. (2008). Social psychology and human nature (1st ed.) Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth. Completed Monday 3 November 2008 This user is a participant in the Social psychology unit. This page is an e-portfolio. Also see other participants' pages. This user is active on the social psych unit's discussion list. Also see list of other active contributors.

Tutorial & Assessment Reflections Tutorial reflections Tutorial One: Introduction Tutorial Two: Communication Tutorial Three: Prejudice, aggression and prosocial behaviour Tutorial Four: Cross-cultural training Tutorial Five: Australian zeitgeist Assessment reflections Research Participation Essay: Western domination of social psychology E-portfolio Further Reading Students as research participants What is culture? Groups

In a study of humans Krause (2008) found that only 5% of a group is needed to influence the others to unconsciously flock like sheep

Lecture Content Introduction What is social psychology? Unpacking this description of social psychology Revised definition of social psychology The Social Self The conceptual definition of the self The operational definition of the self The Self in Action: Behavioural Control Goals Freedom to act Choice Reactance Self-regulation Irrationality and self destruction Social Thinking Attributions Beliefs Attitudes Consistency Social influence and persuasion Aggression Prejudice Ghosts of Rwanda Malevolence Benevolance Relationships Attraction and Exclusion Close Relationships Groups What is a group? Concepts, theories and studies Group decision-making Leadership Prosocial Behaviour What is prosocial behaviour? Cooperativeness, forgiveness, obedience and conformity Why do people help others? The Environment Environmental psychology Built environments Natural environments

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