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Module 11: Prosocial Behavior 

Please write down the initials of 10 people you know fairly well. Then, beside each name, write down whether you think the person is happy (H) or unhappy (UH), and whether you would consider them selfish (S) or unselfish (US).

            Person             H or UH          S or US

    1. Telly                  __H___           __US___

     

    1. Nicole __H___           __US___

     

    1. Aleasia __U___           __US___

     

    1. Mackenzie         __H___           __US___

     

    1. Denae                __H___           __US___

     

    1. Simone              __H___           __S___

     

    1. Courtney           __U___           __S___

     

    1. Tia __U___           __S___

     

    1. Tanairy __U___           __US___

     

    1. Nini __H___           __US___

Please code the number of people from above who fall into each of the four cells below. For example, if you have three unhappy/selfish people then put a “3” in the unhappy-selfish cell.

  Happy                         Unhappy

Selfish

 1 2

Unselfish

 5 2

 

Artifact #4 

Module 10: Social Influence 

There are many implicit norms that people are used to so seeing someone do the opposite of that it may be a problem. You can get stares or people may react a certain way. For this little experiment, the first thing that popped into my head was putting my feet up on the table. Not just putting my feet up, my bare feet and putting my socks on the table at the library. I got a lot of stares and it was a little embarrassing but my friends helped me laugh it off. This is an example of an interpersonal behavior because it is not normal to put your feet on the table.

It was almost midnight when I decided to do this experiment. The library was full of students who were studying and doing homework. I went over to an area where people were on computers and I took my socks off and proceeded to put my feet on the table while getting on the computer to do homework. There was a mix of men and women and they all looked around the age of 18 to mid-twenties. I think that this experiment would have been worse to do somewhere else, especially like a restaurant, but in college, it’s like it is weird, but it’s college so some people don’t care.

 

Artifact #3

Module 8:

Results of Survey on Stereotypes

Group             Katz & Braly (1933)       Gilbert (1951)                        Your Class

Americans       industrious/intelligent       materialistic/intelligent                  Cruel + Lazy

Chinese           superstitious/sly                 family-oriented/                            Intelligent + Reserved

tradition-loving

English            athletic/intelligent             tradition-loving/reserved           Nationalistic + Reserved

Germans          scientifically-minded/       scientifically-minded/                   Hostile + Sly

industrious                        industrious

Irish                 hostile/quick-tempered      quick-tempered/religious              Quick Tempered +                                                                                                                                                                                 Scientifically-minded

Italians            artistic/impulsive               religious/artistic                      Artistic + Family-Oriented

Japanese          intelligent/industrious       deceptive/sly                       Superstitious + Materialistic

Jews                shrewd/selfish                   shrewd/intelligent                         Selfish + Religious

Blacks             superstitious/lazy               superstitious/musical                    Athletic + Impulsive

Stereotypes are beliefs from a particular person or thing that have been oversimplified. Looking at my results and the results of Katz & Braly and Gilbert, they are very inconsistent. The only ones that match were the ones for English, Irish, Jews, and Italians and that was only for one trait. Over the years, stereotypes haven’t really changed much because once a stereotype starts it is hard to make it disappear. If anything, stereotypes have gotten worse and have transitioned to even more horrible things. Black stereotypes, in my opinion have not gotten better, they are more degrating and probably one of the worst stereotypes.

 

Artifact #2

Module 7: The Self

 First, please complete the survey below:

Attitude Survey

Please indicate your degree of agreement or disagreement with each of the following statements:

  1. Students will speak out more during a lecture if they have read the assigned reading.

1          2          3          4

disagree                        agree

  1. Wearing a seatbelt significantly reduces the chance of suffering a serious injury in a car accident.

1          2          3          4

disagree                        agree

  1. Homelessness is a serious social problem that needs attention.

1          2          3          4

disagree                        agree

  1. Engaging in regular physical exercise several times a week promotes good health.

1          2          3          4

disagree                        agree

  1. Recycling is a great way to protect the environment.

1          2          3          4

disagree                        agree

  1. Designating a non-drinking driver can reduce the chance of being in an alcohol-related accident.

1          2          3          4

disagree                        agree 

After completing the survey above, please complete the survey below:

Behavior Survey

Please indicate with a yes or no whether you do the following behaviors:

_No_ 1.  I always read the assigned materials before class.

_Yes_ 2.  I regularly use a seatbelt to prevent my chances of suffering major injuries.

_Yes_ 3.  Within the past year, I have personally done something to address the problem of homelessness.

_No_ 4.  I take time to engage in regular physical exercise several times a week.

_No_ 5.  I habitually recycle to protect the environment.

_Yes_ 6.  I regularly designate a non-drinking driver before traveling to bars.

 

Artifact #1

Module 3: Social Psych

I interviewed four different people for each question. For the first question, “similarities leads to attraction,” had a unanimous decision. Everyone said that they were not surprised that similarities lead to attraction. For the second question, “opposites attract,” it was mixed results. Two people agreed and two people disagreed but the comments were a bit confusing because it kind of went opposite of what they chose.