This document summarizes key concepts from social psychology. It discusses 6 group members and 5 classical concepts: 1. Classical conditioning - When two stimuli are paired together, they may elicit the same response. The example shows how a phone ring could become associated with a friend asking to hang out. 2. False consensus effect - The tendency to overestimate how much others share one's own beliefs. The example shows someone assuming all friends think a sports car is cool just because they do. 3. Optimistic bias - Believing bad things only happen to others and positive events are more likely for oneself. The example shows someone thinking they won't get fined for illegal parking but others will. 4.

1. SOCIAL
PSYCHOLOGY
Group members:
Devin Wong
Seet Tiong Hong
Ling Sue Er
Bridget
Zi Shan
Khang Wei

2. SILLY BOY

4. 1.CLASSICAL CONDITIONING
Definition :
When two stimuli are paired together,they may come to
elicit the same response.

5. Concept Applied:
When the phone ring “DuDung” ,then James knows that his friend ask him to go out.
Neutral
stimulus
produces no
reaction
-James hears his
phone ring ’DuDung”,
didnt know his friend
calling him out.
Unconditioned
stimulus
produces an
unconditioned
response
-by viewing his
message he
know his friend
date him out
Neutral stimulus
and
unconditioned
stimulus are
paired together
many times
-Every time the phone
ring’DuDung’, his
friend ask to go out .
Neutral stimulus
produces a conditioned
response and becomes
a conditioned stimulus.
-James knows his
friend date him
when the phone
ring’DuDUng’

7. 2.THE FALSE CONSENSUS EFFECT
Definition:
The assumption that everyone shares one’s opinion.The
tendency for individual to overestimate the level to which
other people share their beliefs,attitudes,and behaviour.
Concept Applied:
James believes that all of his friends think that driving sports
car is cool just because he believe that it’s cool

9. 3.OPTIMISTIC BIAS
Definition:
Believing that bad things happen to other people and
that you are more likely to experience positive events in
life
Concept Applied:
When James parks at illegal parking, he thinks that he
wont get fined by the police but others will if they park
their car there.

11. Definition:
Use others as the standard by which we compare
ourselves.
Concept Applied:
He felt good about his branded stuff,
knowing that his friends are all wearing
cheap stuff.
4.DOWNWARD SOCIAL COMPARISON

13. Definition:
Physical attractiveness stereotype and “what is beautiful is
good” principle
Concept Applied:
Impression of his friends towards him lead them to feel that
he is smart, kind and hardworking.
5.HALO EFFECT

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