Unit 14

Social Psychology

Podcasts

The Ostrich EffectIgnorance is bliss, but knowledge is power...right? In this episode of Hidden Brain, we explore why we sometimes avoid information that's vital to our well-being.

In The Air We Breathe After a police-involved shooting, there's often a familiar blame game: Maybe the cop was racist. Maybe the person who was shot really was threatening. Or maybe, the bias that leads cops to shoot affects us all. This week on Hidden Brain, we explore how unconscious bias can infect a culture — and how a police shooting may say as much about a community as it does about individuals.

Radio Replay: Prisons of Our Own MakingDiscussions about healthy living usually revolve around diet and exercise. Social interaction is often left out of the conversation, even though research shows that it's critical to our well-being.

Me, Myself, and IKEA: What Our Love For Swedish Furniture Says About NarcissismIn general, people show a subtle bias toward the self. This is why we love the IKEA furniture we've built, and gravitate toward others with the same name. But there are much larger implications, too.

Articles

10 Ways You’re Making Your Life Harder Than It Has To BeTwo words: Live boldly. Every single time you are offered a choice that involves greater risk, take it. You will lose on many of them but when you add them up at the end of your life you’ll be glad…

Can you identify how each way people make their lives "harder" in the article above relates to social psychology?

People with extreme political views have trouble thinking about their own thinkingRadical political views of all sorts seem to shape our lives to an almost unprecedented extent. But what attracts people to the fringes?

Some Social Scientists Are Tired of Asking for PermissionNew federal rules may make it easier for researchers to conduct behavioral experiments. Critics worry that academics cannot judge whether their studies are harmful.

Philip Zimbardo Thinks We All Can Be EvilThe psychologist on what the Stanford prison experiment continues to reveal about human nature.

Psychology and AdvertisingThe Scientific Appeal to Human Nature

Videos

Animated Introduction to Social Psychology

Social Psych Review with Big Bang Theory

Cognitive Dissonance Study

Cognitive Dissonance Song

Facial Feedback and Power Poses

Fundamental Attribution Error

Science of Persuasion

Foot in Door

The danger of a single storyOur lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

Conformity

Facial Feedback and Power Pose

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