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Displaying 2 items of Psych with the tag "social psychology".
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Chapter 12: Social Psychology Pt. 2
June 12th, 2023 | 1 hr 8 mins
bias, david pizarro, groups, iat, implicit attitudes, intro psych, introduction to psychology, paul bloom, prejudice, racism, social psychology, stereotyping
In this episode, Paul and David tackle the social psychology of groups (or at least, a small part of it!). Why do we fall prey to stereotyping? Why do we so sharply distinguish between "us" and "them"? What are the developmental and evolutionary origins of our ingroup favoritism/outgroup bias? Is there such a thing as implicit bias/implicit racism? What does the most popular measure of implicit bias (the IAT) actually measure? And finally, what can be done about these group biases?
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Chapter 11: Social Psychology Pt. 1
May 29th, 2023 | 55 mins 25 secs
david pizarro, intro psych, introduction to psychology, milgram, obedience to authority, paul bloom, positive illusions, self-enhancement biases, social priming, social psychology
Paul and David begin their discussion of social pyschology by diving into a few of the big topics/areas of research in the field: the differences between the way we see ourselves and the way we see others, obedience to authority and Milgram's classic experiments, and research on "thin-slicing" -- our tendency (ability?) to form quick impressions of others based on minimal information. They end the episode by discussing the controversial research on "social priming": can trivial features of your environment really have such a strong influence on your judgment and behavior?