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Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:16:27 -0600
From: Jon Mueller <jfmueller@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: socialpsy-teach@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [socialpsy-teach] TSP Newsletter - Vol. 16, No. 5
Teaching Social Psychology Newsletter
Vol. 16, No. 5
January 27, 2017
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the e-mail newsletter accompanying the
Resources for the Teaching of Social Psychology website at
http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow
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First, let me pass on a request that many of you might be interested in as
well. Subscriber Bill
Zachry (wzachry@xxxxxxxxxxx) is conducting an online social psychology course.
His department added
a lab component to the course, in which Bill would like to conduct some
empirical projects with his
online students. So, Bill would like to know if anyone can "recommend any
data-collection research
projects that have been developed specifically for, and used successfully in, online
classes." You
can find one such resource below. Also, on the Resources for the Teaching of
Social Psychology site,
the Methods page, you can find links to
- the Department of Psychology site at the University of Mississippi at
which you can 1) have
your students participate in lab experiments from which you can download the
class' data for class
analysis, 2) have your students participate in ongoing, online studies, and 3)
view demonstrations of
experiments without participating
(http://psychology.olemiss.edu/psychology-research/)
- an article by Jessica Hartnett on free and available internet resources
for teaching stats
and research design
Do you know of other data-collection resources that Bill could use in his
online course? If you do,
please pass them along to Bill and/or me. Thanks!
Second, I have a social psychology quiz for you! I have sent you a few
examples from this U.S.
election season of how followers of a candidate often interpret whatever he/she
does as favorable,
even if previously they had felt negatively about the issue or behavior. As we
are becoming more
polarized in the U.S. we will likely see many more examples of this phenomenon.
What would you call
that? Certainly cognitive dissonance and its reduction or avoidance are in
play. But, is there a
better social psychology concept/term that captures this action of interpreting
favorably anything
your candidate/leader prefers? What would you call it? For example, check out
this little
experiment the New York Times
conductedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/01/25/we-asked-people-which-inauguration-cro
wd-was-bigger-heres-what-they-said/?utm_term=.925ce8038e82.
Activities and Exercises
Attraction & Relationships: What women think of men with tattoos
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-psychology-community/blog/2016/12/30/example-experimen
t-on-women-s-perception-of-tattooed-men
In the last issue I sent you an article about this research. Now, here
are some
suggestions for what you can do with this research in class.
Gender & Culture: Personal space and proxemics
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078035295/student_view0/online_learning_center0/chapter5/inte
ractivities.html
An online, interactive exercise for your students
Social Judgment: "Should you trust your unconscious when judging lying?"
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/teaching-current-directions-in-psychological-science-3
5#lying
The Self: The illusion of control
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078035295/student_view0/online_learning_center0/chapter3/inte
ractivities.html
An online, interactive exercise for your students
The Self: Cognitive dissonance
http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078035295/student_view0/online_learning_center0/chapter4/inte
ractivities.html
An online, interactive exercise for your students
Examples
Prejudice: SWB: Shopping While Black
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/versace-black-code_us_5861fbefe4b0de3a08f600d5
A lawsuit alleges that employees at this store were instructed by the
manager to "say 'D410'
in a casual manner when a Black person entered the store." D410 is the store's
code for a black
shirt.
Prejudice: Institutional discrimination
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/king-rep-ban-social-justice-events-arizona-schools-
article-1.2945382
An Arizona lawmaker "is proposing a far-reaching law in Arizona, House
Bill 2120, banning
virtually every college event, activity or course which discusses social
justice, skin privilege, or
racial equality."
Topic Resources
Aggression: The disinhibition of violence through the media
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/01/11/in-pg-13-movies-audiences-see-gunshots-bu
t-not-the-pain-that-follows/?utm_term=.628f0fdd2743
This article describes how the consequences of violence seen in PG-13
movies are often
hidden, which helps to lower inhibitions towards violence.
Aggression: "The surprising history of 'snowflake' as a political insult"
https://thinkprogress.org/all-the-special-snowflakes-aaf1a922f37b#.p9iahe8eg
If you didn't follow the recent U.S. elections, you may have missed this
insult revived
from earlier times.
Attitudes & Behavior: Conservatives use nouns; liberals use adjectives
https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/01/12/why-conservatives-like-to-use-nouns-more-than-liberals-do/
https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/01/24/are-these-uncertain-times-drawing-us-into-a-cycle-of-dogma-and-
prejudice/
It's all about our handling of uncertainty. In fact, the second link
also takes you to a
research summary describing how uncertainty may drives us toward dogmatic
beliefs and
prejudice.
Attitudes & Behavior/Social Judgment: "Belief in conspiracies largely
depends on
political identity"
https://today.yougov.com/news/2016/12/27/belief-conspiracies-largely-depends-political-iden/
This is another example of what I mentioned in the "quiz" above.
Attraction & Relationships: "10 comics that show what polyamorous love is
really like"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/polyamory-comics_us_586c1ea2e4b0de3a08f9f240
Conflict & Peacemaking/Persuasion: "The seven habits of highly depolarizing
people"
http://better-angels.org/the-seven-habits-of-highly-depolarizing-people/
Here are some very good suggestions for persuading or working with those
who are quite
polarized in their views. I was going to say "provide alternate facts,"
but this is
probably better advice.
Conformity: Joining a crowd and your health
https://digest.bps.org.uk/2017/01/04/joining-a-crowd-transforms-us-psychologically-with-serious-heal
th-implications/
http://www.talkpsych.com/talk-psych-blog/2017/1/13/religious-engagement-predicts-healthbut-why
This research describes both positive and negative effects on health from
joining a crowd
of others. The second link is to a blog entry from subscriber David
Myers that may be
relevant. Some new research suggests some health benefits from religious
engagement.
Gender & Culture/Methods: "Five myths about the role of culture in
psychological
research"
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/five-myths-about-the-role-of-culture-in-psychological-
research#.WIkJoZKIRrO
Gender & Culture/Prejudice: The story of Black, female scientists in the
movie Hidden
Figures
https://thinkprogress.org/the-forgotten-story-of-nasas-black-female-scientists-comes-to-life-in-hidd
en-figures-c45105f6f011#.ykwcnmq4g
Methods: Open Stats Lab
https://sites.trinity.edu/osl
This new site provides a wealth of resources for the teaching of
statistics through a
variety of data sets.
Persuasion: "How to convince somebody when facts fail"
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-convince-someone-when-facts-fail/
Another good article on how a person's worldview can be so powerful as to
undermine
evidence -- and what to do about it
Persuasion: "Hollywood goes to war"
http://marb.kennesaw.edu/hollywoodandwar/
View these exhibits and materials about Hollywood during WWII, including
some of the
propaganda that came out of Hollywood.
Prejudice: Disability History Museum
http://www.disabilitymuseum.org/dhm/index.html
Prejudice: "Poor Black children are much more likely to attend
high-poverty schools than
...
http://www.epi.org/publication/poor-black-children-are-much-more-likely-to-attend-high-poverty-schoo
ls-than-poor-white-children/
poor White children.
Prejudice: Is the IAT up to the job?
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/01/psychologys-racism-measuring-tool-isnt-up-to-the-job.html
This article, reviewing some research, suggests it is not a reliable
enough tool.
Prejudice: Do racial attitudes guide welfare preference?
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-image-typical-welfare-recipient-linked.html
Surprisingly, this question had not been previously tested
experimentally. This article
describes some very recent research looking at the question.
Technology in Teaching
Video
Gender & Culture: "The doll that chose to drive" (3:09)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-siux-rWQM
An ad with a gender-bending focus
Gender & Culture: Saudi video from women challenge gender roles and
expectations (2:52)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/05/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-women-video.html?partner=r
ss&emc=rss&_r=0
General: Many collections of images and videos
http://guides.lib.umassd.edu/c.php?g=254707&p=1698637
The University of Masschusetts Dartmouth library has organized links
to many large
collections of open video and image resources available for viewing.
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How Do You ... ?
Ever wonder how your fellow social psych instructors handle a certain
topic or issue in
their courses? Then send me your "How Do You..?" question and I will try
and post it
here. If I get some answers I will post them in the following issue.
Request Line is Open!
Yes, I take requests; in fact, I encourage them. Are there particular
types of resources
you would like examples of? Particular topics you are interested in?
Teaching tips?
Technology tips? I want to tailor this newsletter to your needs. So,
please feel free to
send me your requests, suggestions, comments and resources. Send them
directly to me
(jfmueller@xxxxxxxxxx) or by replying to this message.
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